Update: April 26, 2012 |
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We're still waiting for some Test Gardens to show green, or red.
Can you find them on the map? Observe tulip flowers open and close with the eyes of a scientist. This week's Spotlight reveals great inquiry in the garden. Mary Meyer, our Tulip Expert shares interesting answers to your questions.
This Week's Update Includes:
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News: Garden Highlights | ||||||
April snow? This week brought over 20" of snow to parts of Pennsylvania. Heat in April? Death Valley reported the hottest temperatures on record—113°F this week. As we make the change from spring into summer the weather continues to amaze. The newest test gardens to bloom this week are growing in Montana, New Hampshire, Maine, and Ontario. Keep your eyes on the map as we wait for our Alaska test gardens to emerge.
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Tulips bloom in New York | ||||||
Explore: Flower Power | ||||||
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Why Do Flowers Open and Close? Now that you have watched tulip flowers open and close, challenge yourself to learn more. Take a moment to hypothesize why. Most flowers open only once, as they grow from a bud to a full blossom. Tulip flowers are different. Let's take a look at this with the eyes of a scientist, describing details and asking questions. Dig deeper to understand what is happening.
Blooming tulips? When do tulips open and close? Keep scientific records of your own tulip observations. |
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Spotlight: Holliston, Massachusetts | ||||||
Great Inquiry Work in the Test garden continues into May at Placentino Elementary. Soon students will dig up their tulips to study them. What will the roots look like? Will they have baby bulbs attached to the "mama" bulbs? Great inquiry for these students, and a way to clear the garden of this year's bulbs to make room for a new Test garden in the fall! |
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Tulip Station | ||||||
Test Gardens: Who's Blooming? | ||||||
Record high temperatures last week pushed the tulip gardens to bloom in Montana. "Our tulips have bloomed 26 days after emerging from the snow," report gardeners on April 24, from Whitefish, Montana. "It took our flowers almost 2 months later to blossom than our pen-pals tulips in Brookwood, Alabama!" New Hampshire gardeners reported bloom, and Maine students can now dig up their time capsule since their tulips have bloomed. Check the map for other news.
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Ask the Expert: Questions and Answers | ||||||
It took an expert to answer some of the tough questions you sent, and this week we share the interesting answers.
Dear Students,
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Professor Mary Meyer |
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Come Back for the FINAL Test Garden update May 3, 2012. | ||||||