Calling All Jack-O-Lanterns

As a fun and educational follow-up to our pumpkin unit that we started this week,  we will be doing the Disappearing Jack experiment!

What is the Disappearing Jack experiment ? 

 After Halloween we will be placing a Jack-O-lantern into a sealed container full of dirt. We will watch it for the rest of the year as it decomposes.   We will be reading a great book to go along with it call, Pumpkin Jack. This is a story about a boy named Tim who placed his Jack-O-lantern out in his garden after Halloween and watched it change.  We will be like the character Tim and watch the Jack-O-lantern change.  We will record our observations and make predictions.

How can you help?

I am looking for one person to donate a their Jack-O-lantern to our classroom after he has done his job on Halloween. (Please email Mrs. Wanke if you are interested in donating your Jack-O-lantern.)  Before we start this experiment, I will send a note home explaining how you can try this experiment out at home in your own yard if you would like.