Pumpkin Day

Pumpkin Day was a day filled with learning, exploration, application of knowledge, and of course FUN!

 

We started off the day by rotating through four different centers. 

 

 

Pumpkin Dissection and Diagramming

 

 

 

We looked at a cross section of a pumpkin with Mrs. Wanke. She showed us the different parts of the pumpkin. Mrs. Wanke even had us try a pumpkin seed.

 

 

 We used our knowledge of the pumpkin parts to create and label a diagram of a pumpkin.  Look at how hard she is working to complete her pumpkin diagram.

 

 

Pumpkin Pancakes and Recipe Comprehension 

  

Mrs. Buss read us the recipe.  We had to answer questions about the recipe.  Mrs. Buss mixed the batter and cooked us the best tasting pumpkin pancakes!

 

 

 

Here we are hard at work answering questions about the recipe and eagerly anticipating the first delicious bite of pumpkin pancakes!

 

 

 

Pumpkin Craft 

 

 

We used a paper plate and our hands to make a cute pumpkin craft.

 

 

Mrs. Bardell did a great job explaining how to make our pumpkin craft!

 

 

Pumpkin Investigations 

 

We used lots of tools to measure and weigh our pumpkins. We made lots of predictions.  We also tasted Pumpkin Spice M&M's.

 

 

Pumpkin Graphing

 

After we were done rotating through our stations Miss Reed and Mrs. Wanke asked us to make some predictions and graph our responses. 

 

We had to predict...

1. Would a pumpkin sink or float?

Yes a pumpkin will float.  We tested a 5 pound pumpkin, 10 pound pumpkin, and a 25 pound pumpkin!  They ALL float!

2. What would happen to the water level when different sized pumpkins were placed inside the water bucket?

The water level goes up when you put an object into the water. The heavier the object, the higher the water rises.

3. Are the seeds in a white pumpkin orange?

A white pumpkin has white seeds just like an orange pumpkin!

4.  What will happen if we put dirt inside a pumpkin? 

 This one we have to wait a few weeks to see if our predictions are correct.