Update: March 2, 2007 

Today's Report Includes:

Please report:
1. Tulips PLANTED
2. Tulips EMERGED
3. Tulips Bloomed

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Maps and Highlights: Spring is Coming! Spring is Coming!
Tulips Emerged — and They're Alive!
"This is probably the most exciting year to report a sighting," wrote Kathleen de Russy from Denver, CO. Their wintery weather continues to be a challenge, but when one student saw his popsicle stick marker, and the tulip emerging, he was beside himself....."It's alive! It's alive!"
-02/23/07 Denver, CO

  • This Week's Map >>
  • Data >>
  • Slideshow (Week-by-week animation) >>
Questions about this week's map (handout) >>
Explore: Map the Green Wave of Spring
Try this mapping exercise >>
Does Spring Journey North? Journey North uses tulips to indicate spring's arrival throughout the country. But here's a question to ponder: Does spring truly move northward?

Imagine drawing the wave of spring at different stages over the next months as spring moves across the continent. You will see spring's arrival like never before!



Average Temperatures Across the US, Feb. 18-24, 2--7

Gather your maps, a clear plastic transparency and the most recent tulip data for this exercise. >>
Journal: Choose Your Own Research Question
Record as you monitor changes in the tulip garden >>

When will my tulips emerge? When will they bloom? How tall will they grow? How many petals will the flowers have? Inquiring minds want to know!
This spring keep records (data) of important dates, measurements and observations to help you answer those burning questions.

  • What do you want to know about your tulip garden this spring? List 5 questions.

Print and use this chart for your records.
Resources: This Week's Tulip Garden Resources
  • Lesson: Spring Fever: Tulips, Temperatures and the Arrival of Spring >>
  • Inquiry Strategies: How do We Know What We Know? >>
  • Tulip Garden Journals (click-and-print) >>
More Journey North Lessons and Teaching Ideas!

The Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on March 9, 2007.