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Tulip Garden Update: November 12, 1999
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More Gardens for the Millennium
Another 128 Journey North Gardens have been planted! After adding today's data to your map you'll have a grand total of 161 gardens. (If you've planted your garden but haven't reported it yet, please do so right away so we can include you in the study. You'll find today's data below)
"We planted 2000 bulbs in celebration of the Millennium. We planted over 1300 hundred Red Emperor tulip bulbs. Plus we planted another 700 of mixed tulips." Munn's Public School in Oakville, ON (43.45 N,-79.68 W) (donna_hamilton@chat.haltonbe.on.ca)
"Greetings from Wormit Primary School in Newport-on-Tay, Scotland! (56.40 N,-3.00 W) We planted our Journey North Garden today the 27th October, 1999. We have planted our tulips in our school grounds. We are hoping for a mild winter and are looking forward to recording the growth of our tulips. We are very excited to take part in this kind of study. Yours aye, Mrs Wright and the pupils of Primary 7 in Newport-on-Tay Scotland. (lm@st-andrews.ac.uk)
"Greetings Journey North tulip classes! The 1st Madoc Cubs in Madoc, ON (44.50 N,-77.46 W) were out and about creating a beautiful Millennium garden for the senior citizens who live at the Madoc Manor. We planted 75 Journey North tulips in the front garden. We were very careful to plant at the right depth. We covered the ground with some maple leaves from the lawn and then we put a chicken wire fence over top of the garden to keep the hungry squirrels away from our bulbs. Our friends in the Manor will help us to watch for the tulips to bloom in the spring!" St. Peters in Madoc, ON (conroys@kos.net)
"Our class in Rockport, ME (44.18 N,-69.10 W) planted our bulbs. It was fun analyzing different planting sites using the rubric provided by Journey North. We planted 26 bulbs in a bed outside the front of our school building. We also decorated our folders with prints using our dissected bulbs. After planting, we patted the soil firmly, gathered our tools, some of us said, 'Good night! Sleep tight! See you in the year 2000!'" Grades 3 and 4, Rockport Elementary in Rockport, ME (d_seymour@fivetowns.net)
Today's Tulip Garden Data
Thanks to everyone for reporting their news! We've posted all data and
you can read comments from all hardworking gardeners in the database. If you have
planted a garden but you are NOT on this list, please report to Journey North. Simply
press the "owl" button and a Field Data Form will appear.
Warmer Region Reminder
Students in Birmingham, AL (33.51 N,-86.80 W) provided a good reminder to other schools in southern states (Zones 8-11) to remember to report now the gardens you'll plant in January 2000:
"We will be planting our tulip garden on January 4, 2000. The students are looking forward to planting our tulips." Fourth Graders at Greystone Elementary in Birmingham, AL (mmackay@hoover.k12.al.us)
Do You See a Pattern?
You'll be busy mapping today's data, but we hope you'll have time to consider this question:
Challenge Question #3
"If you put today's data on your map in the same order as the gardens were planted (from the earliest date to the most recent date), how would you describe the geographic pattern you see? Do you think the gardens will grow and bloom in the same order? Why or why not?"
How to Respond to Today's Challenge Question:
IMPORTANT: Please answer ONLY ONE question in each e-mail message!
1. Address an e-mail message to: jn-challenge-tulip@learner.org
2. In the Subject Line of your message write: Challenge Question #3
3. In the body of the message, answer the Challenge Question.
The Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on December
10, 1999
Copyright 1999 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form
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