Brian Boru

Does anyone know where in Ireland Brian Boru's childhood home "Beal Boru" was located?

Irish Olympic Medals

The matter of Olympic medals came up in class and the question was asked: How many Olympic Medals has Ireland won?

Time zones

In maths we were learning about time zones and Jack asked "How many different time zones are there in Russia?"

Israel

Thomas asked today in which continent is Israel located? Who'll be the first to find out?

Mercedes Benz



In history we learned that Karl Benz invented the first motor car in 1886. But where did the later name "Mercedes" come from?

The Trojan Horse



We were talking about the Trojan Horse in class and we wondered if it was a true story, or a legend?

Another number question

Ciara asked if negative numbers are also classified as prime and composite numbers? That is -1,-2,-3 etc

Numbers???

Sean A asked a curious question about numbers:

Is there any number which is neither prime nor composite?

How old is Tane Mahuta?



In New Zealand there is a very old Kauri  tree called Tane Mahuta. But how old is it? Be the first to find out! Post a comment here on our blog.

Continental drift....

We were learning about plate tectonics in class and we discovered that the continents are slowly drifting towards/ away from each other. Some of the students were curious (and concerned!) about what will happen when the continents finally "crash into" each other.

Compasses in the southern hemisphere?

In geography we were learning about the earth's magnetic field and how it causes the compass needle to always point north. We wondered if in the southern hemisphere the needle would also point north, or if it would instead point south, as the South Pole is closer in that part of the world?