Describing the properties of objects is an important learning objective in science.  The little scientists of Division 8  are developing this important scientific skill by using their five senses to develop a detailed description of our class pumpkin.

We described what our pumpkin looked like: orange, round, small, short, rind, stem, ribs.  We shook the pumpkin and heard it rattle.  We took off the lid and looked inside: pulp, seeds, stringy goo.  We smelled the pumpkin:  phew!  We touched the pulp and counted the seeds.   Finally, we cooked the seeds and tasted them: delicious! [metaslider id=4118]

We were surprised by the number of seeds that were in our pumpkin.  We found out that there were 601 seeds inside our small pumpkin.  We learned that if a pumpkin is dark orange and has a lot of ribs, it has been growing longer and will have more seeds.  We also learned that the stem of a pumpkin is called a peduncle.

Ask me to describe our pumpkin for you.