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Date: Thu Mar 27 2003 - 11:02:41 EST
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After much discussion, brainstorming, and research in all five science classes, we came up with these thoughts about the gardens in Madbury and Woburn. First, we found out that Woburn (us) and Madbury are 49 miles apart, which is about an hours drive. Also, both places had below normal temperatures all winter and more snow than normal. Even though both places are approximately the same distance from the ocean, Madbury is near an estuary, which could give it slightly higher temperatures. We don't think any of these are enough to cause the tulips in Madbury to emerge 5 weeks before those in Woburn.
We have some points that need to be cleared up. Did the students follow all the rules for planting? If they planted too close to a building, or too shallow, the tulips would emerge sooner. Most of all, we would like to know more about the "snowplow incident". In the March 7 Tulip update, Maharimet Elementary reported that their tulip garden had been hit by a snow plow on 2/10 and they were waiting for the snow to melt to check the damage. If this is the same school that reported the tulips as emerged, there seems to be something wrong. Did they report the snow plow incident on the "owl" page and it was recorded incorrectly as an emerging date? We feel we need more data in order to make a good hypothesis as to why their tulips emerged before ours.
Ms. Cerullo's science classes, Joyce Middle School, Woburn, MA
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