Team Groundhog 2007
Team Groundhog is back for 2007!
Name our Groundhog and Shadow Check
Our first job on February 2, 2007, was to name our groundhog. We had many interesting names, such as Springer and Coconut, but Whiskers came in first in votes, with Brownie and Double Fudge Brownie in second and third places.Our next job was to go outside and check for shadows. We had made groundhog stick puppets to help us with shadow checks. Once outside, we were pleasantly surprised. Whiskers, Brownie and Double Stuff Brownie DID NOT see their shadows - there would be an early Spring! We shared our findings with the Switlik School in Jackson, NJ. Click here to see the data they received.
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Whiskers and the Brownies - NO shadows!
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Did you know Massachusetts has its OWN official groundhog? It's true! His name is Mr. G. You can learn all about him
here.
 | We had made groundhog stick puppets for shadow checking, but since there were no shadows to check, we decided to put on skits using our puppets and some groundhog poems. You can find stick puppets here. Check out Happy Groundogs Day for lots of poems and other Groundhog Day ideas. Scroll down, once there, to find one of our favorite poems, Five Little Groundhogs.
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An optional activity this week was to send along a description of our community. You can see ours here, and those of the Team here. A fun way to learn more about Arlington, MA is through our Town Mouse, Town Mouse Book (done for our Mouse Tales Project last year).
Groundhog Joke of the Week
Q: What would you get if you crossed February 2 with a puppy?
A: Ground-dog Day!
Week 1 - Tracking Temperature Data
During Week 1 we began daily recording of our outside temperature, both in Fahrenheit and Celsius. These would be averaged weekly and sent to the Team. See our Team data here.
Groundhog Joke of the Week
Q: What happens if the ground log sees its shadow?
Week 2 - Tracking Temperature Data and Valentines
In Week 2 we continued with daily recording of our outside temperatures, and sent Team valentines. You can view Whiskers' valentine here. To view valentines from our Team members click here.
Week 3 - On Vacation
Week 3 brought our February vacation
Groundhog Jokes of the Weeks
Q: Why was the groundhog depressed about his den?
A: He was having a bad lair day!Q: What would you get if you
crossed February 2 with a Christmas drink?
A: Ground Nog Day!
Q: What's green, has four legs, and jumps out of its hole on February 2?
A: The ground frog!
Week 4-6 - Tracking Temperatures and Voting| In Weeks 4-6 we continued to track daily temperatures. Using calculators, we also learned how to find the average temperature for each week. Week 5 brought a serious dip in temperature. We began to think that, perhaps, Whiskers had been wrong about his prediction! | |
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