News Update: April 16, 2009      Name _____________________  Tulip Map Questions A report came in from gardeners in Emmet, ID, this week. They wrote: "Our tulips bloomed about two weeks later this year. We have had cold temperatures and snow. The last few days the sun shined and the temperatures were in the 60's." Find Idaho on the tulip map below. Circle the state. (Roll your cursor over map to see if you were correct.) This Week's Tulip Map Departure from Normal Temperatures March 2009 Now circle Idaho on the temperature map. What do you notice about temperatures in Idaho during the month of March?   The line where blooming gardens meet emerged gardens is still pretty clear. Use your marker to draw the line between the two. Now, how are the temperature map and the tulip map similar? Write a summary sentence about how they are similar.