About Sci-Spy

What is Sci-Spy?
Sci-Spy is a science initiative aimed at primary school children in 5th and 6th class. It comprises 29 short TV programmes (each 6 minutes in length) and an interactive website with factsheets, interactive games, quizzes and experiment sheets on a huge range of science topics. Most importantly, Sci-Spy shows that science is all around us in our everyday lives!

Who has written the content in Sci-Spy?
The content for Sci-Spy has been created in consultation with Irish teachers. Sci-Spy will support teachers and students in the adoption and delivery of the primary science curriculum in Ireland.

Who has developed Sci-Spy?
Sci-Spy is part of a collaborative project between the National Centre for Technology in Education and RTÉ. This collaborative project is entitled IMMERSE — Innovative Multimedia Educational Resources for Students and Educators. It has set out to develop innovative, interactive, curriculum-relevant resources for students and teachers in the Irish education system.

For more information, visit http://www.ncte.ie/. Or contact us at:

National Centre for Technology in Education
Dublin City University
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Ireland
Tel. + 353 1 700 8200