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Strong
sunlight striking the dark red leaves is melting snow from around
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Highlights: They are hot red! It's like they are glowing.
Blooming tulips are a sight
to behold. Gardeners at Columbus Elementary
discovered that the pollen is purple! They also found out that they open
and close during the day and night. Their ELA classes are using
them for poetry, and several classes have gone out to draw
them.
"Our tulips have now bloomed. They are hot red! It's like they are glowing. Some of our tulips have not bloomed yet, but the tulips that were planted last year for Journey North actually bloomed earlier than the ones planted last fall. We think last year's tulips are planted in an area that gets more hours of sun."
- Westbury Friends School, Westbury, NY 04/15/08"The tulips are up, hooray. Last weekend it was like summer and this weekend there could be snow. Now those are the extremes of the prairies. The tulips have a great start and like all the other plants will grow very quickly. We will be glad to see ourselves emerged like many other places in North America." - Saskatoon, SK, CA 04/13/08
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This Week's Map Question Handout >> |
| Exploring the Natural World: Journal in Hand | |
Conservationist Rachel Carson once said, It is not half so important to know as to FEEL when experiencing the natural world. When we step outside the door we use all our senses at the same time. Sights, sounds, movements and wind all come together to stimulate a unique experience. Try
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Make a list on the board of what you "sensed" in the garden. Use your list to create a poem! Try a simple cinquain!
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Asia:
Start at the map of North America.
Click on the arrow at the corner of the map border/frame, up by Alaska.
(It will say "pan northwest")
Click a couple more times placing your mouse cursor near the dot (which
is actually Japanese garden).
With a couple clicks you should get the map to appear. (At any time you
can go back to North America by clicking the globe icon at the top of the
menu bar.)
Europe:
Start with the map of North America.
Click on the arrow at the NE corner of the border/frame.
You will see gardens in England, Italy and Germany.
Two gardens in the MidEast, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan:
From the Europe Map, use the arrows around the frame of the map to get
around the globe.
| Sapporo,
Hokkaido, Japan Our school is located on the northern-most island of Japan. Our tulip garden at school (Hokkaido International) was planted by 3rd and 4th graders with help from older students at the school. Our students come from 21 different countries! >> |
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Miramichi,
New Brunswick, Canada |
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| Kabul, Afghanistan Six Red Emperor tulip bulbs made their way to Kabul, Afghanistan last fall to Daphne Karypis, a former Journey North mapmaker who is now making maps for USAid. Out of the 6 bulbs, 5 were planted at the compound and 1 was given to a staff member, Razaq, who wanted to plant it at home to share with his family. One tulip survived out of the 5 planted at USAid, and Razaq's bulb bloomed the end of March. We have a picture of Razaq with his tulip to share! |
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Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on May 1 , 2008 © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.
