{"id":5997,"date":"2020-03-13T15:07:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T15:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=5997"},"modified":"2020-03-13T15:07:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T15:07:27","slug":"engineering-meets-science-bsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=5997","title":{"rendered":"Engineering meets Science – BSW"},"content":{"rendered":"

P4-7 ask themselves the following scientific hypothesis:<\/p>\n

Would tomato seeds thrive quicker in a green house construction compared to those not placed in a green house cloche?<\/p>\n

To assist with this challenge, the pupils got their engineering design heads on today.\u00a0 In groups of 3 they planned and constructed a greenhouse structure using just straws, connectors and cling film.<\/p>\n

The children applied collaboration, negotiation, self-evaluation and modification to their designs as part of the construction process.\u00a0 Each team successfully produced a free-standing structure that can simply be lifted away to aid watering.<\/p>\n

Half the plants have been placed in the cloches and half are set aside for comparison.\u00a0 We will monitor growth over time to see which condition promotes the quickest growth.<\/p>\n

# Effective Contributors & Successful Learners<\/p>\n