After You Plant Your Garden
Welcome to Journey North's Climate Study:
It's
Time to Plant Your Tulip Test Garden!
The
tulips in your test garden are the tools you will use to measure the climate
of your region. Your results will provide scientific data about the timing
of plant growth in springtime. By sharing the information you gather,
we can monitor changes in the seasons and climate around the world. As
a long-term database that was established in 1994, this information is
a valuable scientific resource. We hope you will enjoy this climate study
and contribute year after year!
Let's Get Started!
1)
Overview Video
Tune
in to this short introductory video clip and find out more about the tulip
garden study you are beginning!
Find out what veteran teachers say about their students and the scientific
method.
- Exploring Seasonal Change (video)
2)
Instructional Packet for Teachers
Print this
project guide and keep it handy for planning. Packet includes information
for ordering bulbs, selecting and planting a site, and reporting back
to Journey North. A useful Tulip Test Garden project calendar is included
for the 2009-2010 project.
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Instruction Packet for Teachers (print)
| Because your tulips will proclaim the arrival of spring in your community, you must plant them in a site that best satisfies the planting protocol that all test gardens will follow. To help you choose your site, go out and explore the schoolyard climate. Explore different locations and gather data on temperatures and other variables. Use our checklist or rubric (at the link below) to determine which of your possible planting sites best meets the planting protocol.
Journal
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Make a sketch of your school grounds. Can you find places with different temperatures? Which place best represents the official temperatures of your town? |  |
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The Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on October 8, 2009.
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