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Oxmantown National School, Birr, Co Offaly

EVERY DR🌎P COUNTS!💧

26th Mar 2025
💧Thank you to Katie and Elaine from WiseWater for the fantastic workshops we enjoyed today🤗🌎. 3rd and 4th class explored the water cycle with a workshop featuring an interactive 3D model of a river catchment☀️🌊🌧. Through fun and explorative activities, the impact of human influence on the water cycle was explored🏭🚜🚽🛁🐄🌲The children were encouraged to discover solutions for the challenges the future of clean water faces. 5th and 6th class then dived into the world of citizen science to explore life below water at our local Camcor🔎🔬. Using the kick sampling technique we investigated macroinvertebrates, the tiny creatures which indicate the health of the river🦟🦗🪳. Results showed that the health of the river is "moderate" .....so not all bad news but we have some work to do! We all walked home to the sound of squelchy boots after a really fun and educational day!