Science
In groups we had to come up with our own experiments to see how different amounts of light and water affected how cress would grow. We did this to mimic the different climates in Scotland and Mexico as Scotland get more rain and Mexico gets more sun. We made predictions about what we thought would happen. We also kept a cress diary to record their progress daily.
Technology
We used digital technology to research the weather in Scotland and Mexico in different months and used this information to film our own weather reports. We also used online technology to create online graphs to display the cresses growth. We added to the graph every day.
Engineering
As a class we discussed what the cress would need if it was growing outside and we decided it would need protection from risks such as animals and harsh weather. We first designed different structures that could protect the cress. Then we attended to build some using K-Nex. After further discussion we decided that greenhouses would be the best solution so we designed and build our own greenhouses for the cress.
Numeracy
We investigated different types of graphs such as bar, line, pie charts, Venn Diagrams and pictograms. We then created our own Venn Diagrams. We used our measuring skills to measure the cresses growth and recorded this using a line graph.
