Pupils from Kildare schools to participate in ESB Science Blast next week

Primary school pupils from Kildare are to participate in ESB Science Blast next week. ESB Science Blast, delivered by the RDS, is a STEM-focused education programme involving whole classes investigating the science behind a simple question, such as "how will climate change affect baby sharks?".

ESB Science Blast will take place in Dublin in RDS Simmonscourt for four days next week, starting next Monday 27th February, with a lá speisialta do Ghaelscoileanna agus do scoileanna Ghaeltachta taking place on March 2, 2023.

Participating schools in Kildare include Straffan National School, Scoil Uí Riada Kilcock, and Scoil Diarmada in Casletdermot.

Pupils from each class participating will showcase their experiment and discuss their investigation with a STEM expert (Judge/Moltóir). The judging is non-competitive and aimed at growing pupils' interest and passion for STEM. Now in its fifth year, over 35,000 children have participated in ESB Science Blast to date, making it the largest primary school programme on the island of Ireland.