Today's Report Includes:
"We decided to let everyone know that we have had WACKY WEATHER! We think our Tulips are confused due to the frequent changes in temperature. It will be freezing for a few days in the 30's and then jump up to the 70's."
Are springtime
temperatures ever steady? How do the swings in temperature affect the
tulips? We now have 93 gardens emerging out of 428 planted. What percent
have emerged?
As temperatures rise and fall across the
continent
what
kind of patterns do you see?
This week tulips made an appearance in Washington D.C.. Students
reported, "They're reddish-greenish. They're poking
up from the ground. They're sort of circly and pointy."
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This
Week's Map >> |
This Week's Map Question Handout >> | |
| Mapping Spring Data: Lessons and Resources >> | ||
Mapping
the Green Wave of Spring
Journey
North uses tulips to indicate spring's arrival throughout the country.
But here's a question to ponder: "Does
spring truly move northward?"
Map
the Data, Map the Wave
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Average
Temperatures Across the US, Feb. 17-23, 2008 |
| With their first tulip emerging this week, students in Lebanon, OR are excited to share some of their work monitoring the microclimate in their school garden. Mr. Gullickson’s 6th grade Science classes report: | |
"Our
class continues to monitor, chart, and graph the weekday temperatures
in our garden. Awesome job Aide
and Jazzy! |
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Did
you know that most plants are more than 85% water?
What happens
to plants when freezing temperatures hit? Makes you wonder, doesn't
it!
Why not set up some cool experiments to explore this question?
Here's what you need: water, sugar, and a freezer. You could experiment
on real, live plant leaves, too!
For a "chilling" experiment, Try This!
- Procedure, teacher explanation, and lab sheets >>
The Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on March 6, 2008
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