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Science\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In groups we had to\u00a0come up with\u00a0our own experiments to see how different amounts of light and water affected how cress would grow. We did this to mimic\u00a0the 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\u00a0a\u00a0cress diary to record\u00a0their\u00a0progress daily.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Technology<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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.\u00a0We added to the graph\u00a0every day.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Engineering\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a class we\u00a0discussed\u00a0what the cress would need if it\u00a0was\u00a0growing outside and we decided it would need protection from risks\u00a0such 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\u00a0solution\u00a0so we designed and build our own greenhouses for the cress.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Numeracy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We investigated\u00a0different\u00a0types\u00a0of graphs\u00a0such as bar, line, pie charts,\u00a0Venn\u00a0Diagrams\u00a0and pictograms. We then\u00a0created\u00a0our own\u00a0Venn Diagrams.\u00a0We used our measuring skills to measure the cresses growth and recorded this\u00a0using a line graph.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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