Students worked together to find out how many lines around their pumpkin....
What was the circumference of their pumpkin...
How much their pumpkin weighed...
Whether their pumpkin would sink or float...
As you can see, the children were all surprised to learn that ALL the pumpkins floated!
And the most fun part - Finding out how many seeds their pumpkin had!
After counting the seeds, the kids were surprised to learn that a smaller pumpkin like this one, could actually have MORE seeds than a much bigger pumpkin. As we discussed afterward, it's all about survival! The smaller pumpkins have a lesser chance of being eaten so they need to work extra hard to make more seeds so that they increase their chances of reproducing!
After the fun with the pumpkins, we had our first Quarterly Luncheon! I was very pleased and surprised at how many parents (and grandparents) showed up at our luncheon! I think this was a record! Figures, now that I'm in a teeny tiny room, that's when all the parents show up!
Here's Amber with her grandma and grandpa!
And here's Nick getting a kiss goodbye from his mom! Awwwwwwe!
Our next luncheon will be early - on December 17th! And since it's right before the holiday break, we're going to have a full-on party for that one! I hope even more parents are able to join us next time!
1 comment:
Was one of the pumpkins green?! I've never seen that before. The experiment was really fun last year, only I think it was messier.
I wonder what Mr. Sofferin will cook up for the winter luncheon... hehe.
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