STE for 1st Class

From naming the materials around us, through natural versus man-made and the properties that make a material right for a job, to gentle predict-try-observe inquiries on which material is waterproof, mixing materials, and what Irish weather does to things left outside. Foundational treatment of the Stage 2 materials outcomes, with no heat for pupils.

Notice the energy that makes things go and how we can save it, feel how pushes and pulls move things, then explore sound: where sounds come from, the wobble (vibration) that makes them, loud and quiet, and muffling sound. Foundational Stage 2 energy and forces outcomes, with no electricity at this stage.

From what technology is and the jobs it does, through digital versus non-digital, to first computational thinking: putting steps in order, spotting a repeat and a bug, driving a floor robot, and meeting ScratchJr on a tablet. Foundational Stage 2 technology and algorithm outcomes, unplugged and on ScratchJr only.

Build the foundations of the design process at Stage 2 lightness: notice a problem someone has, draw a plan, make a prototype, and share it. Through an empathy and planning pair, a strong tower, a floating boat, and a two-lesson make-and-share project for a friend, pupils experience their first project arc this year.