Pumpkins, Pumpkins

We did a lot of Science and Math with our Pumpkin study this month.  In addition to estimating the weight, circumference, and number of lines on the pumpkins, we predicted whether or not they would sink or float.

We had a small scale work to demonstrate the difference between sinking and floating.

Then we filled our lunch bin with water, and guess what??? Pumpkins float!

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We also dissected our two pumpkins and labeled the parts (ectocarp, mesocarp, endocarp, and seeds...) Then we needed to separate the seeds so that we could

verify our estimates.

Then two of our friends put 10 seeds into each cup, so that we could quickly count the total amount of seeds.