Journey North International Plant Study Spring 2007

Tulip Test Gardens

Update: April 20, 2007

Today's Report Includes:

Maps, Highlights, and Questions >>
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Focus: All Eyes on the Bloom >>
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Links: This Week's Tulip Garden Resources >>

The Power of Observation:
How much do you see? >>

Maps and Highlights:

	This Week's Map >> Data >> Slideshow (Week-by-week animation) >>
Questions about this week's map (handout) >>
Highlights: It was a wet and stormy week for the gardens along the Atlantic coast. A teacher in NY City writes, "Despite our record 7 inches of rain in Central Park yesterday (04/16/07), the tulip seem to be doing fine." How much rain fell across the coastal areas? Take a look and find more Highlights >>

Focus: All Eyes on the Bloom

Not all tulips gardens are holding out against the cold and snow. Take a minute (or 30) to study these tulip flowers. When your OWN tulip flowers arrive try watching them!

Amazing what you can see when you look hard. What can YOU see? Start out with 2 pictures.Then when you're ready — watch what happens to these tulips when the sun moves across the sky.

How Much Can You See? >>

Try this lesson for students grade 3 and up >>

Resources: This Week's Tulip Garden Resources

Flowers on the Move (Chart your own tulips' movements.) >>
Art: Focusing with O'Keeffe on the Details >>
Useful Chart: How Does Your Garden Grow >>
Monitoring Weather: Observing Weather and Collecting Data >>
Helpful Weather Links: Climate Weather and Seasons >>
Tulip Garden Journals (click-and-print) >>

More Journey North Lessons and Teaching Ideas!

The Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on April 27, 2006.