Last week we explored pumpkins in our classroom both in relationship to our unit of inquiry on plants and our math unit on measurement. We began by looking at our pumpkins like scientists and drawing realistic representations of each of them. We then explored the different ways we could measure our pumpkins, and realized that we could measure both height and circumference, but that when measuring the circumference we would have to use a tool other than cubes to help us bend around the pumpkin. String did the trick!
The next day, we explored other ways of measuring our pumpkins and realized that we could measure their weight. As we only had plastic scales, we decided to simply compare our pumpkins against one another.
Once our pumpkins were all measured, it was then time to cut them open. We had to be risk-takers as many of us didn't want to touch the pulp inside. We all agreed with Alfred when he said, "I was a little scared, but I did it and now I see it's so fun!!"
After separating the seeds from the pulp, we examined the volume of seeds in our cups and realized that some pumpkins had many more seeds than others. We were surprised to find out that the size of the pumpkin was not always the determining factor in the amount!
Lastly, since our Halloween carnival was nearing, we of course had to carve our pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns!
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