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Highlights:
"It
was better than watching the fireworks!"
Were you surprised to see the
colorful colors that blooming tulips reveal when they open? This
week’s final map still shows some gardens yet to show red.
As nature often teaches us, factors beyond our control can change
the outcome of an experiment. We know your stories about hungry rabbits
and deer that put an early end to the tulip study. We heard about gardens
buried under loads of snow, and gardens crushed by playground traffic.
All good scientists chalk these things up to experience. We hope to see
you try again next season!
This is the final Update for spring 2008. Keep the tulip map bookmarked (>>)so you can continue to watch the red spread to all the far reaches of the map!
"My second graders were thrilled when these beautiful tulips opened to expose brilliant red, yellow, and purple colors. One student said it was better than watching the fireworks!" -Highland, WI 05/02/08
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| Review: Climate and the Tulip Garden | Spring
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When we started the tulip project last fall we wondered, "How will spring move across North America?" Many of you predicted that spring would arrive starting in the south and move north.
You tested your predictions by watching the map each week as gardeners reported in with their results. As patterns developed on the map your predictions were modified.
- How did the oceans affect emerging tulips?
- How did mountain ranges affect emerging tulips?
- How does weather affect the tulips?
Were you surprised at what happened? Go back and review this spring's map (>>), then use your journals to describe how spring unfolded in North America in 2008.
Cook
School, Midland, MI
To help her students really see parts and pieces of a flower, teacher
Teri Bickmore tried something new this spring. Beautiful student art was
inspired by studying a 1-inch piece cut from a laminated tulip flower
picture.
- Learn more about it >>
This year we celebrate the largest garden experiment in Journey North history. Over 450 of you planted tulip gardens this season to help us better understand how spring moves across the continent. Thank you to each and every one of you!
Take a quick look at the tulip map today – can you find places where you’d like to see a garden join the experiment next year? Spread the word to help us open the map to more gardens in the central and northern regions of North America and Europe!
Are you thinking ahead to science plans for the next school year? Don't miss our Standards Chart for the Journey North Tulip Study:
- Standards Chart for the Tulip Study >>
Will you take a few minutes to complete our Year-end Evaluation?
Only with your help can we document Journey North's reach, impact and value. The information you provide is critical for planning new initiatives and for improving Journey North. Thank you!
Year-end Evaluation >
- Useful
Assessment: Student Portfolios as Visual Organizers
for Journey North >> - Art: Focusing with O'Keeffe on the Details >>
- 40 Best-Practice Instructional Activities >>
- Reading and Writing Connections for Journey North >>
- Helpful Weather Links: Climate Weather and Seasons >>
- Tulip Garden Journals (click-and-print) >>
This
is the FINAL Tulip Garden Update for Spring 2008. © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.
We
hope to see you all again in the fall!
