Lesson Plan
Pumpkin Math and Science
Looking closely at pumpkins is a good way to incorporate math, specifically estimation and counting. This lesson can be messy and requires some clean up, but kids love it!
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Learning Objectives
Students will measure the height and circumference of different pumpkins. Students will be able to talk about the ways pumpkins are the same and different (height, circumference, color, shape, etc). Students will also be able to count pumpkin seeds and group them by tens.
Students will estimate how many seeds are in a pumpkin and compare their estimates to the actual results
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Display a pumpkin and ask students to tell you what’s inside (seeds). Ask students if they can estimate, or guess, how many seeds there are. Write their guesses on chart paper.
- Read How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamera