Summary: Students in different parts of the world plant bulbs together and collect data on various parameters (latitude, longitude, sunlight, temperature etc.) and track when they blossom
Description:
Classrooms around the world choose Daffodil and/or Tulip bulbs to plant during the same week in November. Students will be asked to collect temperature data throughout the experiment and report to the group – in addition they will report when the blooms appear etc. Teachers will find that this project can be used to teach many skills for many age levels. We are hoping for much discussion in the forums while we are “waiting” for the blooms.
Students will have opportunities to use math skills (graphing, converting metric to English or the reverse, Temperature conversions F to C and the reverse, etc.) practice science skills (hypothesizing what effects bloom date, collecting data, comparing and analyzing data, etc.) appreciate geography and culture (learning about the other parts of the world as the students share their similar projects), Language Arts, (as students write to each other about their experience, some teachers are planning to use this project to help teach English as a second language classes), Creative Arts (we are finding connections in the arts to daffodils and tulips that can be shared as well). The project can be as involved or as simple as your class needs it to be.
- Facilitator(s): Ruty_Hotzen
- Country: Israel
- Facilitator(s): Amy_Dwyer
- Country: United States
- Languages: English
- Student Age Level: 5-11, 12-14, 15-18
- Contributions: Building connections between students and their teachers, considering what affects plant growth, and peace!
- Outcomes: Website with findings, pictures, descriptions of project, discussions in the forums
- Related Links:
http://www.elementaryworkshop.org/Students/Daffodils/Daffodilprojectindex.html