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Update:
February 19, 2009 |
Welcome
to the Journey North Tulip Garden Study!
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Please
report:
1. Tulips PLANTED
2. Tulips EMERGED
3. Tulips BLOOMING
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this on any page.
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News:
48 Gardens Emerged |
Take
a look across the Atlantic Ocean, and you will find some green. The tulip
garden in Naples, Italy has emerged! This garden's global address is (40.83N,
14.23E).
Challenge: Find some gardens in North America located
near the same latitude (40.8N) as the Italian garden. What do you notice?
Have they emerged? Study the location of the Italian garden. What factors
might have caused these tulips to emerge?
This week
we find 48 emerging gardens. Where will the next tulips emerge? Study
the map and make your prediction.
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map/sightings
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map/sightings
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Do
you see a pattern of emerging gardens on the map?
Check out: This Week's Map Questions (Handout) >> |
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Gardeners
Comment
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Gardeners
comment on unusual events:
- "While
outside exploring the role of the sun in providing heat and light, several
students discovered that one of our tulip bulbs has emerged. We had
a very warm week and predict that we will soon see several more tulips
emerging." -Montclair,
NJ 02/11/09
- "Two
tulips have emerged. Approximately an inch of each of the tulips is
exposed. The weather conditions are sunny, cool (in the 60s) and a light
SW breeze." - Morehead City, NC
02/12/09
- "This
is our school's third year planting bulbs, we've never had shoots appear
so early in the year. We've just experienced one of the coldest Januarys
in the area's history." - Alexandria,
VA 02/11/09
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Explore:
Are You a Weather Watcher? |
Wow!
Did anyone else feel some of that "spring-like" weather
last week? Across the eastern half of the continent snow and ice
melted, brought about by a mid-winter thaw. How were you affected?
Were you one of 20 or more gardens who noticed their tulips emerge?
Study
the map carefully, and then describe it to one of your classmates. |
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Did
You Predict? 3 Gardens Near Los Angeles |
The
first of 3 gardens near Los Angeles is emerged! Did you predict
San Bernardino would be first? Why would this garden emerge first?
Visit the elevation map for clues >>
Gardeners
in San Bernardino reported in 02/04/09, "Several of our
tulips emerged, rather early this year, but we had a spell of quite
warm weather."
Next?
Will it be Apple Valley, or Calabasas, CA? |
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Related
Journey North Lessons and Links |
- Explore:
Observing Weather and Collecting Data >>
- Lesson
(ongoing): Tulips and Temperatures: Is This a Normal Spring?
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- Explore:
Snow Blankets the Earth
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- Resources:
Find Out More About Snow >>
- Questioning:
Making Sense of Journey North Maps >>
- Helpful
Weather Links: Climate
Weather and Seasons >>
- Tulip
Garden Journals (click-and-print) >>
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The
Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on February 26, 2009.
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