Pumpkin Exploration Day
Last Friday, the children got to explore 4 different stations during our
Pumpkin Exploration Day!
To get the children ready, we read the story How Many Seeds in A Pumpkin?
by Margaret McNamara.
This story was a great introduction into facts about pumpkins. For example:
Every line on the outside of a pumpkin contains one row of seeds on the inside!
The darker the orange color of a pumpkin means the longer it grew on the vines.
The longer a pumpkin grows on the vine, the more lines it will have.
The larger the pumpkin does not mean it will have the most seeds.
We had some amazing help with some special guests: Mrs. Baker, Digital Learning Specialist and Ms. Clemenzi, Math and Science Instructional Support Specialist. The 4 stations included:
1. First predicting the height and width of the pumpkin. Measuring a pumpkin with links for the width and cubes for the height.
2. Sink or Float? First make your prediction. Next, explore and conduct the experiment to find your answer! Also, how many lines does the pumpkin have??? Predict first, then count!
3. Have you ever scooped the seeds from inside a pumpkin and felt the flesh? What do the seeds feel like? How many seeds did you scoop?
4. A pumpkin seed cycle... color and get ready to put the pictures in the correct sequence. Then, read A Seed Grows to practice our reading skills.
Station 1 with Ms. Clemenzi
Station 2 with Mrs. Baker
Station 3 with Mrs. Newton
Station 4 with Mrs. Gorman
Look for your child's Pumpkin Exploration scientific packet coming home very soon!
It was a great day!
A very special thank you to our special guests!
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