PS27-Herbs and Technology-EN

Initially, the students are taught together by the biology teacher, who introduces them to the importance of organic farming and growing herbs. Then, with the assistance of the school management, a meeting was organized with representatives of ecological farming companies in the city, as well as with parents who are engaged in collecting and growing herbs. Together they determine a suitable small learning field in the school yard and decide what herbs to plant. The students are divided into small groups of 3-4 people, who study the technology of growing an herb of their choice – basil, thyme, oregano, mint, lavender, etc. Together with the biology teacher, they shape the small learning field, and separate groups of students plant the herbs.

Together with the informatics and technology teacher, the students get to know the possibilities of the sensor devices, through which they can observe the development of plants. They have suitable sensors for temperature and humidity.

At the next stage, the informatics teacher assists the students in using a suitable environment to receive and analyze the data received from the sensors. Together with the biology teacher, the sensor data is summarized and analyzed. Conclusions are made related to the increase of efficiency in the technology of growing herbs. In the final stage, students present the results of their work. The work on the subject lasts 15 hours (about 4 months) in a period suitable for the vegetation of the herbs.