Two Weeks Left of Weather Tracking

Hi Bulb Buddies,

We have just two weeks of weather records ahead of us, this school year is flying buy! I'd like to thank all schools who have already submitted their data and who have shared photos and videos of the project. 

Keep Logging Your Data

Spring is in the air, and that means we’re nearing the end of data collection for this year’s Spring Bulbs for Schools Investigation. Please remember to upload your temperature and rainfall records so far. Every entry helps us to build a bigger picture of how weather affects flowering times, so don’t miss out on adding your data. 

Share Your Flower Records

As your bulbs begin to bloom, remember to log each flower separately. Every child can enter their own flower data, helping them build important digital skills while contributing to real scientific research. Remember to upload the height of your plant in millimetres (mm). If your plant has grown but hasn't flowered you could enter it's height but 00-00-00 as the date. You can also do this if your plant didn't grow. You can add comments about your plants when uploading your data too. 

Super Scientist Prizes

Prizes will be allocated to schools based on the amount of weather and flower data shared. So be sure to upload all of your data and showcase the great work you've been doing recording throughout the school year. 

Bulbcast Competition

A quick reminder that there’s still time to submit your Bulbcast video entries. You can submit these over Twitter or via email. We can’t wait to see how your young scientists have been documenting their investigations. Need inspiration? Check out last year’s fantastic entries below:

Don’t forget, you have until 28 March to send in your Bulbcast videos. We’d love to celebrate your students’ creativity, storytelling, and scientific discoveries!

Spring is Here

As the season shifts, encourage your students to look for signs of spring beyond their bulbs, emerging leaves, buzzing insects, and lengthening daylight are all clues that nature is waking up.

Let’s make the final weeks of our investigation count! If you have any questions or need support, we’re here to help. 

Happy recording, and happy spring Bulb Buddies!

Professor Plant