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  • Tulip Garden Update: February 7, 2003
    Ground breaking reports are making their way to the Journey North headquarters. 11 gardens showing signs of spring dot the latest map. How cool has your weather been? Learn to predict using a NOAA temperature map. Got a tree? Which leaves come first, the tree or your tulips? And pick up some mapping tips from veteran teachers.
  • Tulip Garden Update: February 14, 2003
    Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Watch for these "data only" updates every other week, between our regularly scheduled tulip updates.
  • Tulip Garden Update: February 21, 2003
    First bloom reported in Texas, but most of the action has stalled out with this week's snowy weather. How quickly does spring climb mountains? Use your head and tackle this localized study of spring. And, learn about some very innovative tulip projects in Nova Scotia.
  • Tulip Garden Update: February 28, 2003
    Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Watch for these "data only" updates every other week, between our regularly scheduled tulip updates.
  • Tulip Garden Update: March 7, 2003
    How much can maps tell us? We are looking for patterns this week. The Altitude Test officially begins with South Park Elementary reporting "tulips up" in Pueblo, CO. As days change, what can you document? Watch for evidence of change in lots of places then use your higher level thinking skills to analyze what you observed.
  • Tulip Garden Update: March 14, 2003
    Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Watch for these "data only" updates every other week, between our regularly scheduled tulip updates.
  • Tulip Garden Update: March 21, 2003
    A surge of reports follows warmer weather. Review the Scientific Method. Act now to gather GDD data. Solve the tulip emerging puzzle with Holly Ceruello s class. And draw the wave of spring.
  • Tulip Garden Update: March 28, 2003
    Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Watch for these "data only" updates every other week, between our regularly scheduled tulip updates.
  • Tulip Garden Update: April 4, 2003
    Patterns prevail when we compare temperature maps with tulips. Why plant fresh each year? Mystery garden site - can you figure out where it is? Experimenting with a box; are you interested? We like flowers, but what does a bloom mean to the tulip? Damaged leaves lead to your investigation. What did it?
  • Tulip Garden Update: April 11, 2003
    Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Watch for these "data only" updates every other week, between our regularly scheduled tulip updates. Since our April 4 Update, 9 gardeners reported that their tulips had Emerged and 9 gardeners reported their tulips Blooming.
  • Tulip Garden Update: April 18, 2003
    Hot, cold and every kind of weather in between reported this week. Learn about allelopathy and how plants protect their own space. Is spring ascending hillsides as Teale predicted? Revisit 4 gardens in Colorado. Try a little poetry focusing on your observations. And make a model tulip!
  • Tulip Garden Update: April 25, 2003
    Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Watch for these "data only" updates every other week, between our regularly scheduled tulip updates.
  • Tulip Garden Update: May 2, 2003
    Across the continent spring is arriving. Take some time now to reflect and brainstorm for next year. What new data should you collect? Mark your tulips in a special way with a tip from Aspen. Try a cool experiment. Watch closely as flowers open and close. Why does this happen?
  • Tulip Garden Update: May 9, 2003
    Just a quick update today to give you the latest data for your map. Watch for these "data only" updates every other week, between our regularly scheduled tulip updates.
  • FINAL Tulip Garden Update: May 16, 2003
    Take a look at this season's maps to watch spring 2003 sweep North America! Strange things are happening with mountain tulip flowers. Try another experiment with open and closed flowers. Who says plants can't move? Video clips prove they can! Put a chill in your leaves and see what happens to plant cells. And thanks for helping us all see spring come to YOUR spot on the map!




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