Portpatrick Primary had a busy first day back at school for the new term today. We have been selected to participate in the National Edina Trust’s Ecological Study: Spring Bulbs for Schools project.
As part of monitoring climate change and how this affects our eco-systems, the boys and girls will be testing a range of hypothesis on flowering plant growth. They all planted crocuses and daffodils; both in tubs and in a bedded area using a fair scientific test.
Over a period of several months we will monitor the daily temperature, rainfall and growth of our plants to track how climate change is affecting early germination of plants in our country. Our data will be compared with the other 173 schools in the U.K. participating in the project. This will allow scientists to monitor the changing effects of temperature on plant life nationally.
We have been learning about what plants need to grow and how early flowering affects food chains for insects, birds etc. and thus our society. We have now named our plants and completed a bulb adoption promise to take very good care of them to help them thrive and grow.
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