The European Learning Laboratory (ELLIE) is located on Millstreet Country Park Education Campus, a beautiful 270 hectare parkland estate at the foot of  Musheramore Mountain in north county Cork. Discover the many amenities, enjoy the scenery, and the Park's environmental heritage in all its facets.

ELLIE organises a Primary School Science Programme under the auspices of Discover Primary Science (a Forfás initiative) which encourages children to explore, enquire, collect data, hypothesise and write scientific reports on aspects of wetland habitats which have been especially created and managed for the purpose of instruction and learning.

The Programme is hands-on, highly interactive, dynamic and utilises advanced technologies in creative ways, making science an engaging and interesting activity whilst providing children with lifelong skills and interest in the world around them.


MODULE TITLE: Discover Wetlands

TOPIC: Environmental Impact Assessment (Development & our Environment)

Class / Age: 4-6th Class / 8-12

The Discover Primary Science module, “Discover Wetlands” aims to inform and demonstrate in real-environment situations the type of impacts that the human population has on their surroundings.

  1. Students are shown how to record live data, investigate habitats, identify organisms, write reports and most importantly interpret the data which they will acquire on-site.
  1. Students are encouraged to role-play as scientists in the assessment of environmental impact on a site proposed for development.

Laboratory practice, technology and outdoor sciences all play a part in developing this module in to an exceptional hands-on science experience and educational resource.

The NOVA 5000 Handheld Computer

We have a complete suite of the Nova5000 for use in the laboratory and the outdoor classroom! To find out more click here

http://nova5000.fourier-sys.com



To book or to find out more information contact:

Tim Lavery, Director of Education
European Learning Laboratory for Innovation in Education
Millstreet Country Park Education Campus

Tel: (029) 70810
Email: timlavery@eircom.net