Pumpkin Day

Science Lab Pumpkin Scattergories

You have two minutes to write down as many observations that you can make about your pumpkin as you can. Round 1 Observations A. Write down 6 observations about your pumpkin (remember an observation is a fact) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Remember that the more unique the observation the better the chance of getting points!

Round 2 Inferences Next make 4 inferences (opinions based on your observations) about your pumpkin. 1. 2. 3. 4.

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B. Make predictions of the following measurements on your chart. After you have made the prediction, write the actual measurement in centimeters using the tape measures provided. Object 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Diameter of pumpkin Stem Length Circumference Thickness of shell Prediction Actual

Number of seeds

B.

What is the mass of the TOP of your pumpkin? balance)

(use the triple beam

C.

What purpose does the meat of the pumpkin serve? Why do you think it is hollow? Write your answer using complete sentences.

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D.

Does the size (circumference) of a pumpkin determine the number of seeds it will have? If yes, what do you think that relationship is? Write your HYPOTHESIS using complete sentences.

E.

Draw a sketch of how your team completed the pumpkin lab.

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Pumpkin Day Math

Copy all of the seed counts and circumferences to the table below.

Team 1 2 3 4 5

Seed Count

Circumference

Use the Excel spreadsheet provided on the student drive to put in the data and create a graph. Draw a conclusion based on the data as to the relationship of conclusion below. the circumference of a pumpkin to the number of seeds it holds. Write the

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Pumpkin Day Language Arts

The story below is about pumpkins. Use your editing skills to correct the spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization.

the pumpcin plant is a veggetable that yields round or oval fruits, also called pumpkins the pumpkin plant is a grean bushy vine that has large! prickly leaves. and Produces short-lived blossoms? these yellow mail and femail flowers open four one day. more pumpkin Blossoms are mail than femail Male blossoms have pollen tha is transferred to The, female flowers by bees! only pollinated female blossomes Develope into pumpkins. Therefore, few of the pumpkin flours actually produce a pumpkin. pumpkins r related 2 squash. most pumpkin Fruits r orange, but some are white yello or other colors They have a hard outer Shell that is lined inside with, a thicker layer of coarse pulp. Inside that the pumpkin's centrl cavity Holds seeds within its stringy mass the mature pumpkin fruit usually weighs 15 to 30 punds (6.8 to 14 kilograms), but Some giants may weigh over 800 pounds (363 kilograms). the edible pulp of a pumkin is Rich in vitamin A and potassium. People cook pumkins in various ways? especially as pumpkin pye. pumpkin seads a source of protein and iron r A popular snack when roasted, some farmers raise pumkins for livestock fead.

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Write the procedure we used today for the pumpkin lab using sequence clue words. Think of how simple you would have to list the steps if you were writing it for a 1st grader.

Pumpkin Procedure

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