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St Jarlath's Primary School, Blackwatertown

St Jarlath's Investigate the Solar Eclipse

20th Mar 2015
St Jarlath\'s Investigate the Solar Eclipse

The pupils of St Jarlath's investigated the Solar Eclipse that took place on March 20th. Primary 7 pupil Niall Mallon spent time explaining the dynamics of the cosmic phenomenon to his peers with the use of a gym ball and two smaller footballs.

We also discovered safe ways in which to view the extraordinary happening, using a colander and a paper plate. In the playground we witnessed the morning becoming dark and significantly colder. Unfortunately the clouds hindered our experience. We will have to wait another eleven years before a similar experience will occur.