Step 7: Super Scientist Awards (Deadline end of March)
All schools that send in full records will receive Super Scientist certificates, pencils and seeds. Please make sure all weather and flowering records are sent to Professor Plant through the website by 28 March.
Don’t worry if some plants haven’t flowered by the end of term. Please ask pupils to take their plants home with them for the holidays. Those whose plants haven’t flowered could be asked to enter the flowering date from home. We require a flowering date for both the daffodil and crocus from each pupil, so that our mapping system can calculate the average flowering dates for your school. If any plants don’t produce a flower, then please still enter their height to the website with 00-00-00 as the date and ‘no flower’ in the comments. Please use the ‘Bulb Care After Flowering’ resource on the website.
At the end of the project please reuse, upcycle or recycle your plant pots. If you will be applying to take part again next year, then you can request to re-use your pots. The plant pots are made from recycled plastic and are fully recyclable.
Certificates and prizes will be sent to awarded schools the week of 19 May. The winning schools for each country will receive prizes for their class. The winning school for Wales will receive a class trip to an Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales site, with coach hire and facilitated sessions.
You can read about last year’s winners trip here: Spring Bulbs for Schools winners visit St Fagans National Museum of History
The end or year results report will be shared with participating schools and posted on the website.
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