Applications for the 2020-21 project are now closed, and the project will begin in October 2020.
Applications for 2021-22 will open in April 2021.
Use our contact form if you have any questions.
If you have any problems with entering your data or have lost your login details, please contact Samantha Moore at samantha.moore@edinatrust.org.uk, or tel: 01993 220090
The National Museum of Wales 'Spring Bulbs for Schools' Core Project
The National Museum Wales Spring Bulbs for Schools project has been running for over ten years. The core project involves Daffodil and Crocus bulbs being planted in pots. Each child will take responsibility for their own pot.
Schools will upload their weekly bulb measurements and weather recordings to the National Museum of Wales website.
All schools will receive the following items:
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One Daffodil bulb per pupil
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One Crocus bulb per pupil
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One Pot per pupil*
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Five mystery bulbs and one pot per school
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Four spare bulbs and pots per school
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Thermometer*
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Rain gauge*
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Various paper resources (PDF copies of these can be downloaded from the National Museum Wales website)
The Edina Trust Extension Bulb Project
Edina Trust schools taking part in the extension 'Bulb Project' will also submit records to the Trust for the extension activities which includes the planting of bulbs in a plot in the ground to compare with those planted in pots for the core project.
For the extension activities each school will receive:
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Twenty Daffodil bulbs to plant in the ground
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20 x Plant labels
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Potting trowel*
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Edina sign-post (to insert in your plot)*
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Waterproof Marker Pen
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Various paper resources (PDF copies of these can be
downloaded from the Resources page of Edina Trust website

*These items will be provided to new schools. If returning schools would like a request new items, e.g. to replace old or broken equipment, please respond to the survey that will be circulated before 30th June (after you are accepted to the project).
How the Bulb Project relates to the Science Curriculum
Here are a few points from the 2015 Science Curriculum from the Department of Education in England that relate to pupils throughout the school who take part in the Edina Trust Bulb Project:
Pupils should be taught to identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers. Pupils should be taught to explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.
Pupils should be taught to set up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests. Make systematic and careful observations and, where appropriate, taking accurate measurements using standard units, using a range of equipment including thermometers and data loggers. Pupils should record findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts and tables.