• Atlases used for locating latitude and longitude
• Maps of the Northern Hemisphere for locating buddy classes and other participating classes

• Red Emperor tulip bulbs (one per student for planting, and one per group for dissection)
• Thermometer for measuring outside temperature
• Bulb planter for growing tulips
• Colored pencils or crayons for realistic shading on scientific sketches
• Large map of North America for class monitoring of tulip data
• Garden catalogs with pictures of tulips for ELL students and others

Internet Resources

• Journey North
  www.learner.org/jnorth*
  To receive weekly email updates and participate in the online database, register your class at this site
• Journey North Tulip Data
  www.learner.org/jnorth/fall2003/tulip*
  Anyone can access the online data on the Journey North Tulip page
• U.S. Naval Observatory’s Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
  http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html*
  Displays information about changing day lengths in different locations
• A Rambling Romp Through Tulip History
  www.bulb.com*
  Offers a brief history of the origin of the modern tulip
• UNISYS Online Climatic Information
  http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con_temp.html*
  Shows current temperature and weather conditions throughout the United States
• Visual Ranking Tool
  www.intel.com/education/visualranking
  To set up a Visual Ranking project for your class

• Computer with Internet connection for access to Journey North Web site and research
• Color printer for weekly tulip maps
• Connection to TV monitor for group discussion of the tulip data maps

• Web browser for Internet research
• E-mail software to correspond with buddy classes
• Presentation software for creating and presenting slideshows

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