{"id":7321,"date":"2022-11-07T14:37:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T22:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/?p=7321"},"modified":"2022-11-07T14:37:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T22:37:32","slug":"pumpkin-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/2022\/11\/07\/pumpkin-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Science."},"content":{"rendered":"

The ability to use the senses to make exploratory observations is a curricular competency of the science curriculum for kindergarten.\u00a0 The little scientists of Division 12\u00a0 practiced this competency by using their five senses<\/strong>\u00a0to describe the properties of our class pumpkin.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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We described what our pumpkin looked<\/strong> like: orange, round, small, short, skin, stem, ribs.\u00a0 We shook the pumpkin and heard<\/strong> it rattle.\u00a0 We took off the lid and looked inside: pulp, seeds, stringy goo.\u00a0 We smelled<\/strong> the pumpkin:\u00a0 phew!\u00a0 We touched<\/strong> the pulp and separated the seeds.\u00a0 \u00a0Ms. Gourlay baked a snack using pumpkin puree. We tasted<\/strong> the pumpkin cake: delicious!<\/span><\/p>\n

We were surprised by the number of seeds that were in our small pumpkin.\u00a0 We found out that if a pumpkin is dark orange and has a lot of ribs<\/strong>, it has been growing longer and will have more seeds<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

We wondered if a pumpkin would sink or float in water.\u00a0 We asked all our friends to make a prediction. Most of us said that the pumpkin would sink because, although it was small, it was pretty heavy.\u00a0 We conducted our experiment and observed that a pumpkin does indeed float.\u00a0 We concluded that a pumpkin floats because it is not completely solid inside.\u00a0 It is hollow.\u00a0 The pulp and pumpkin seeds have space around them that is full of air.\u00a0 All that space and air lets the pumpkin float.<\/span><\/p>\n

We also learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin<\/strong> (seed, seedling, plant, vine, flower, green pumpkin, orange pumpkin), and what pumpkins need in order to grow<\/strong> (soil, sun, water, oxygen).<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask me to tell you what I know about pumpkins.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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