Pupils from the P4-7 class at Drumblade primary have this term been involved in a project where they have incubated and hatched five healthy ducklings. From an initial ten eggs four failed to hatch one duckling hatched but did not survive.
![01 Ducklings](https://glow-prod-as.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/as/public/AberdeenshireAchievements/uploads/sites/976/2012/10/01-Ducklings-300x225.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIEo9KsEcXdY5%2FF7xWtp%2FQ5sDJM1Fll2RG%2FFBj%2F3qDRuNAiBiSZPsYODr7LvFKfHWzS26GpWPfh4VpKR8Sm30d9oKvSq4BQhiEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMaVvPkxN9%2FD0OPEV0KpUFpK0exj1%2F3ACGxtWW0LB1x5nZCKULq9ctZvhU2RX7bxpeufvSy5ylHMDyHEf0yu04VWlp0NIFbyJW3HU5DeYAED9BJB9Af8qvQJij4R1KPMAqi6DvEIYIIyX%2F84kRsoPoIuNcINb4ub2bIEdSdC0i1JOIoPqkAxkfd6fyL%2FTTjOyJBQIe161%2F3SHoPef6TAB7vGDKF776z5wIO%2B8yoRAUPqNza2Z6YWESGszZbzRjG027MJhEX4XIL5t7D8l1MQ5LvIgM8yrVpBqqGnSkwwbk5bb4baBiyYikNiCnCRFVIg37B2H8dYXv%2BVPPz%2FABdGPSaOUrL6lqv2F1Xrti2k1R3TOA6gGvMctL6jVL7sJoLp5Yg2L0EL3V2KrGdQ2qEs%2FaZxQT7os6lkdmc27YaZ2vxy2pKYqZLE6KWjUfgjk%2FBZi05V9jMwAxpYywHLzsAPGzKmJTCEpx1%2BqXpdf%2FX%2BvELIXvGy3JR8RXbf1rabR29%2BkiC2nRuRtkhQ%2FEmvjHYd0dDQM00cK3lIf8ARCvPTQe6FucuASmELHhDoFLdITqHa40kSetGmTcDZNXmKZN7Yg2aDoOGdHmaq9yKzZhleZdZ%2BrsrpMnCz4XZF4tT4Tp4MS3bAlxdpFJIk7JyhR8ZYImcstI5IdSN2c8E49%2BAjZKcrFeheE5QPTvrvAcPXqiAX7fb%2FZMHeZbNUi%2F5go7k4IY%2BRQosjMhwt9cy2pDJyS2uSNU6O0Vg8Ew0diDolzFLVsUNQuWROYJ0u5sBQ%2BzIH%2B%2BM%2BxreS0x4iX%2FdFFNreg0UMmER9a5kqmcmbWaNY%2BlKyKsmQM5E0ujxqJ23wnDRzntsoAsyOZFoP40O7A%2BaTotoNuHp5NV6qpquy%2B97dnc4DXhdi7lPzDBn8C0BjqyATU3QVnKh8CHQ4jQKUd%2FH1KN%2FkSHm9NTIYIWyHNSPHtyWrDSA97r4iK%2FPYXdMB7GCby4YGdnIOIqnDxdAZ5lTNEQHFUAQ8bXl%2Foow0acWzv4Bxt%2BQ6eIZe72LD5lwg%2BR%2Fq4Md8qxjJnaeI2gUPWEiZaLZH6sCgzzPU94U8VIWwtPm7yV7GK6xEKkcF5wQupfj3jw1yiH%2FdGxFbXwLdx%2F%2FZA8jWhBuflitHzwpO8Uys0rKSE%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UXPF5EIS4%2F20240711%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240711T170405Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=276a45adb4b4bb6a67e910f9fad9f4c392cbbaabf6e6aaea6fe3f1385716e52a)
The pupils have been more motivated than ever by the project and have based most of their Maths and Language work on the project over the term.
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What a fantastic story, maybe the children should ask for duck sponsors, like they do at Edinburgh Zoo, for many of the animals, and Macduff Aquarium where you can sponsor a fish.
Great to see the P4 -P7’s involving the Nursery pupils.
Jim. Learning through technology team