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Journey North News will be posted on Fridays: Jan. 7, Feb. 4, 11*, 18, 25*, Mar 4, 11*, 18, 25*, Apr. 1, 8*, 15, 22*, 29, May 6*, 13 (* Data Only) Journey North News FINAL Tulip Garden Update: May 13, 2005 This week’s final map still shows some gardens yet to show red. We’ll discuss why. View spring’s arrival with a week-by-week slide show and marvel at the patterns as the continent warmed up this spring. Teachers share museum quality art, practical portfolios and their successful growing seasons. Don't miss our new Standards Chart for the Journey North Tulip Study. Tulip Garden Update: May 6, 2005 May Day brings baskets of flowers from our gardens and woodlands this week! The map's colored mostly red - showing that spring has swept across the North American continent. Our Northern-most gardeners are celebrating the season too, after the long winter's cold. Who will be the last to bloom? Predictions? Stay tuned! Tulip Garden Update: April 29, 2005 The wave of spring continues its spread across the continent. In the past week, 39 gardens saw their first blossoms and 10 reported the first sign of green. This week, dig into 5 years’ worth of data from one special garden, then predict when bloom will occur in 2005. Also, look closely at your flowers. Do they appear to belong to the lily family? Tulip Garden Update: April 22, 2005 Long days and warmer temperatures evident with this week’s map! More than twice as many gardens reported blooming than emerging. Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Were your predictions accurate? Take a look at this week’s map and data. Tulip Garden Update: April 15, 2005 As temperatures rise this week more gardens are blooming than emerging for the first time all season. Learn about an interesting phenomenon called alleopathy, and try an experiment. Try your hand at creating poetry, building a model of your tulip plant, and examining plants underground to compare old and new in the tulip garden. Tulip Garden Update: April 8, 2005 The snow is melting, the birds are singing, the temperatures are rising and for many of our garden sites the tulips are emerging! Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Were your predictions accurate? Take a look at this week’s map and data. Tulip Garden Update: April 1, 2005 Spring is arriving! Will yours be early or late or just on time? Use your garden data to compare with a "normal" year's data at your garden's location. Which comes up first – old tulips or new? How do you and the world around you change as your tulips begin to grow and flower? Learn to observe change right at your own level. Tulip Garden Update: March 25, 2005 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. This week we see more tulip gardens emerging from their winter dormancy- could it be the Spring Equinox and longer daylength? Take a look at this week's map and data. Tulip Garden Update: March 18, 2005 How has daylength affected us all here in the Northern hemisphere? From the pan handle of Alaska to Europe's continental interior, the green and red colors dotting today's map suggest that spring is arriving! How will cold temperatures and snow affect the emerging tulips? As the tulips grow and the sun heats up the Earth this spring watch your plants carefully. And a reminder to report your tulip data without delay. Tulip Garden Update: March 11, 2005 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. A strong cold front has just moved across the country but gardens are still emerging. Take a look at this week’s map and data.   Tulip Garden Update: March 4, 2005 This week we introduce you to a temperature isotherm map. Colored bands represent average temperatures. How do the colors correspond to the flush of spring in North America? Critters in the garden – grab your magnifying glass and solve the identification of some puzzling tracks left in the snow. What does springtime mean in Alaska? Find out and then compare to your own! Tulip Garden Update: February 25, 2005 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. . An interesting pattern can be seen if you study our maps and compare them with the temperature map. Make a statement about what you see.   Tulip Garden Update: February 18, 2005 A bright red tulip opened its petals on Valentine’s Day this year for the first garden to bloom in the 2005 season. This is 2 weeks earlier than last year. What is normal? Explore our maps to learn more. Students gather temperature data in their gardens to find answers to want makes the gardens emerge. Use a scientific approach to gathering Growing Degree data this spring. And learn more about light and plant growth. Tulip Garden Update: February 11, 2005 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Study the maps for 2004 and 2005: compare and describe their differences and similarities. What general statements can you make based on the maps Tulip Garden Update: February 4, 2005 The first gardens for 2005 are showing green. Where are they? Check out our map and study the pattern of emergence. Were your predictions correct? We’ll explore our map of gardens and compare it to special weather maps to see what kind of connections can be made. How long does it take a tulip to grow underground? And, pick up some tips from veteran teachers to help you this season. Tulip Garden Update: January 7, 2004 Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. This big experiment now has almost 300 garden sites in its data set! Predict which garden will emerge first and the kind of pattern we might see as spring unfolds across North America. 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