Tulip Test Gardens
Update: February 11, 2010	Please report:
Welcome to the Tulip Test Garden experiment! Snow is the big word for the week: snow day, snow cover, snow storm, snow emergency! How might a cold blanket of snow affect Journey North Tulip Gardens? Find out how many official weather observers help us track the weather. Then track your own weather at your school site. Today's Report Includes: News: The Snowflake Man Maps: Is There Green Under that White? Explore: Weather Watching Explore: The Snow Highlights from the Tulip Test Garden Report: Report Your Garden Getting Started: This Week's Tulip Garden Resources	Image of the Week
	A snowflake - photographed by Wilson A. Bently, The Snowflake Man
Maps: Is There Green Under that White?
Tulips are emerging in fits and starts. Reports of emergence are few for the past few days. There may be tulips popping up, but no one can find them under the blanket of snow! Look for the green triangles on today's map. How many can you count this week? Keep your eye on the maps — and don't forget to stop at your garden for a quick look now and then. There are so many weather maps! This week we will study a couple more. Check out how many official weather observers help us track the weather in this week's map questions handout. map/sightings (North America) map/sightings (Eurasia) This Week's Map Questions (Handout)
Explore: Weather Watching
Did You Know? You Are a Meteorologist! As you make local observations and analyze maps, and data, you have learned to think critically about how weather influences seasonal events. Follow Your Weather: You can set up a weather station, or simply go out and track the weather at your school. How To Record your weather (printable chart)
Explore: The Snow
How does snow change things in the garden? With so much fresh snow on the ground this week why not head outside for some snow investigations? First come up with a good question that you can investigate. Then design an experiment that will help you answer your question. Will you need a thermometer? Shovel? What supplies do you need? Grab your supplies and your notebooks and head out to the snowy garden. Students in Alaska have a snow advantage! Here's what they investigated: Snow Blankets the Earth	Credit: Dwornik Snow in the garden Snow in Philadelphia this week
Highlights from the Tulip Test Garden
What can we learn from other garden observers? We share a few garden highlights this week from the East Coast to the West. Enjoy! Highlights from the Garden	Credit: Judy Molnar Virginia Living Museum
Forget to Report?
Have you forgotten to report your garden as planted? There is still time to get your data into the experiment! Press the word "Sightings" on the navigation bar at the top of this page. Report your Tulips PLANTED or Emerged
Related Journey North Lessons and Links
Explore: Snow Blankets the Earth Read: The Snowflake Man, about Wilson Bentley Investigate: The Global Climate Challenge (slideshow) Mapping Spring Data: Lessons and Resources Questioning: Making Sense of Journey North Maps Helpful Weather Links: Climate Weather and Seasons Tulip Garden Journals (click-and-print)
More Journey North Lessons and Teaching Ideas!
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