Alhambra students help track climate change

This past fall, people across the Northern Hemisphere planted Red Emperor tulip bulbs in Journey North Test Gardens to monitor seasonal change in a scientific way. This spring, when plants emerge and bloom, gardeners will report their observations and data. One garden at a time, the relationship between climate, geography, and the arrival of spring is revealed.

On Friday, March 11, Mrs. Diane Paul’s second graders at Alhambra Primary School observed the emergence of their tulip bulbs they planted last fall. They measured sprouts from 1 inch to 3 inches. They continued to check the progress, measure them, and report their findings to https://www.learner.org/jnorth/ until they bloomed. You, too, can go to the website to see their findings, as well as many other schools that participated. The students predicted their tulips would bloom by March 29. They were ecstatic to see their tulips bloomed on March 30.

This story was originally published April 14, 2016 at 2:52 AM with the headline "Alhambra students help track climate change."