Discover Sensors

Supporting inquiry based teaching & learning

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Junior Cert

Students in a lab using a microscope

Students in a lab using a microscope

Discover Sensors supports the use of sensor technology in hands-on scientific investigations by Junior Science students. The project provides students with an experience of "real science" in the classroom by supporting the investigative approach promoted by the Junior Science syllabus.

Biology

The use of sensors in the classroom has many advantages in supporting the investigative approach of learning. In the Biology section you will find numerous activities which will engage students in hands on scientific investigations.

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Chemistry

The use of sensors in the classroom has many advantages in supporting the investigative approach of learning. In the Chemistry section you will find numerous activities which will engage students in hands on scientific investigations.

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Physics

The use of sensors in the classroom has many advantages in supporting the investigative approach of learning. In the Physics section you will find numerous activities which will engage students in hands on scientific investigations.

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