The Discover Sensors project is an initiative of the Irish Government

Irish Government

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’s Discover Science & Engineering

Discover Science & Engineering

Discover Science & Engineering is an Irish Government initiative that aims to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics among students, teachers and members of the public in Ireland....

 (DSE) to support the use of sensor technology in hands-on scientific investigations by Junior Certificate Science students. It is designed to provide students with an experience of "real science" in the classroom, supporting the investigative approach promoted by the revised Junior Certificate

Junior Certificate

The Junior Certificate is an educational qualification awarded in Ireland by the Department of Education to students who have successfully completed the junior cycle of secondary education, and achieved a minimum standard in their Junior Cert. examinations...

 Science syllabus. DSE is managed by Forfás

Forfás

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 on behalf of the Office of Science & Technology at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ireland)

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ireland)

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The project also has a website to support teachers

Teachers

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 and students, and encourages teacher collaboration via broadband technology using the Moodle

Moodle

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 online learning support system.

Discover Sensors now has 190 participating schools throughout Ireland

Ireland

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. If you are a Junior Certificate Science teacher, Discover Sensors can assist you by bringing new learning opportunities to your students using sensor technology.

DSE runs numerous other initiatives, including Science Week Ireland

Science Week Ireland

Science Week Ireland is an annual week-long event in Ireland each November, celebrating science. It is the largest science festival in the country, involving tens of thousands of members of the general public in workshops, talks, laboratory demonstrations, science walks and other science-related...

, Discover Primary Science

Discover Primary Science

Discover Primary Science is a flagship project of the Irish Government’s Discover Science & Engineering awareness programme.It facilitates teacher training in general primary science and provides teachers with online resources and classroom activity packs which can also be used by parents and...

, Greenwave

Greenwave

Greenwave is a mass science experiment involving primary schools across Ireland. It examines and records how spring arrives in Ireland. This is an educational and science initiative of the Irish Government’s Discover Science & Engineering awareness programme.Irish students observe and record when...

 and Science.ie

Science.ie

The Science.ie portal provides all sorts of information about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics .- Overview :...

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