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Compare the Arrival of Spring in Journey North Gardens
(2002 to present)

How does the timing of spring's arrival compare from one year to the next? These maps show when and where tulips emerged and bloomed each spring. Look at the maps and see the questions below.
Spring 2013 animation/map/data	Spring 2012 animation/map/data	Spring 2011 animation/map/data
Spring 2010 animation/map/data	Spring 2009 animation/map/data	Spring 2008 animation/map/data
Spring 2007 animation/map/data	Spring 2006 animation/map/data	Spring 2005 animation/map/data
Spring 2004 animation/map/data	Spring 2003 animation/map/data	Spring 2002 animation/map/data

Try This:

• Describe the ways that the seasons were similar from one year to the next.
• How were they different? Describe.
• List all of the factors you think might cause these differences.
• What do the maps tell you about spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
• What don't they tell you?
• List factors that might cause the data to be different from year to year. (Review the lesson, "You're the Scientist: Verifying Data Collected by Peers.") Have a classroom discussion, and make a list of questions generated in your class.