Growing Schools Garden - London - Garden Tour
Recycling
Weather station & weather instruments
Instruments illustrate teaching this topic at primary and secondary level.
Windsock bird and windmill weather vane
- School:
- Windmill First School
Stevenson screen to house instruments
- School:
- Cardinal Wiseman RC School
Compost bins with heat sensors
- Factsheet:
- Composting and Wormeries (PDF)
- School:
- Cardinal Wiseman RC School
- Royston High School
Alternative energy feature
Both solar and wind power are harnessed to charge three 12V batteries. These drive a pump to deliver water to the soil towers demonstrating how the infiltration of surface water varies with the type of soil. The pump also drives a watering system for container plants.
School: