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Science Week Challenge
Open now Last day, closes 3:15pm Today: Engineering and technology 2nd to 6th class 1st to 3rd year Full leaderboard Sign in
What it is
A free science competition
for your whole class.
Open to every primary school in Ireland, 2nd class to 6th, and to Junior Cycle classes in secondary school, 1st to 3rd year. You play it together on your board, as a class, in five minutes. Nobody needs a login but you.
A class playing the Science Week Challenge together on their classroom board
Each go starts with a one-minute Fact Race, then a run of quick science rounds. This year's Science Week theme is water, so lots of the rounds are about water.
How it works
1Enter your class. One short form, once.
2Play together on your board, twice every school day.
3Your best single go goes on the leaderboard, all Ireland and by county.
Enter my Class
Free. You will set up an account first, it takes a minute.
Top classes
Primary
Junior Cycle
  • 1 Mrs Walsh's 2nd Class Lucan (2) NS · Dublin 2,680
  • 2 Ms Power's class CBS Ennis · Clare 2,500
  • 3 Ms Mellett’s 2nd Class Holy Spirit Junior Primary School · Dublin 2,380
  • 4 Rang a 2 GSCT Gaelscoil Chionn tSáile · Cork 2,300
  • 5 Ms Sinnott's 2nd Class SN Baile An Phuill · Kilkenny 2,280
  • 6 Ms McFadden's 2nd class Scoil Cholmcille · Donegal 2,240
What your class can win
A trophy for the classroom For the top class in Ireland at each level: 2nd to 6th class, and 1st to 3rd year.
County Winner certificate For the top class in your county at your level. You only have to beat the classes in your own county.
A certificate for every class Every class that plays gets one, with its best score on it.
Winners announced Friday 13 November at 4pm
5 days
10 goes
Mon
9
Living things
Tue
10
Materials
Wed
11
Water day
Thu
12
Energy and forces
Fri
13
Engineering and technology