Pumpkin Investigation - Math & Science Activities

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Grade Levels

3rd - 5th

Subjects

Math, Science, Halloween

Resource Type

Activities, Printables

Standards

CCSS3.MD.A.2

CCSS3.MD.B.3

CCSS5.MD.C.3

NGSS4-LS1-1

NGSS3-LS1-1

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16 pages

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My kids struggled a little because we found they were missing some of the core background knowledge, but once they got the hang of it they had so much fun. It is a wonderful resource. So informative and very clear on what to do. Thank you.

— Christina S.

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This was so much fun! The students were actively engaged and enjoyed this activity! I will definitely use again!

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Description

Make celebrating fall and Halloween season in your classroom meaningful and engaging while incorporating math and science skills with a Pumpkin Investigation with math and science activities. This Pumpkin Investigation resource provides all that you’ll need to have a Pumpkin Math & Science Day in your classroom! All you need to add are the pumpkins.

Your students will have fun while getting hands-on with a pumpkin to measure volume, weight, and height, observe and compare physical properties,, tally and graph purchase locations, review the pumpkin life cycle, and giggle (or groan) at the pumpkin joke hidden on every page.

Here's what you'll get:

Teacher Directions for planning a Pumpkin Investigation Day
Family Pumpkin Donation Request letter
Teacher Directions to find the volume of a pumpkin
12-page Student Pumpkin Math & Science Investigation Booklet (print in full-page or booklet format)

The Student Booklet includes recording pages and questions to discuss the following Math & Science Skills:

Estimating and measuring weight & volume
Estimating and measuring the height
Putting the stages of the Life Cycle in order
Observing properties of the outside & the inside
Classifying and sorting pumpkins
Creating a bar graph of where the pumpkins were purchased
Comparing and analyzing observations and results

Your students will love being able to work with a pumpkin and their classmates to compare the properties of a pumpkin and practice real-world math and measurement skills.

Prep is quick and easy... Send home a request for pumpkins before the big day and just print the student pages and you're ready for a fun and engaging Pumpkin Day.

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Total Pages

16 pages

Answer Key

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Teaching Duration

3 hours

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Standards

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CCSS3.MD.A.2

Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l). Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.

CCSS3.MD.B.3

Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs. For example, draw a bar graph in which each square in the bar graph might represent 5 pets.

CCSS5.MD.C.3

Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.

NGSS4-LS1-1

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. Examples of structures could include thorns, stems, roots, colored petals, heart, stomach, lung, brain, and skin. Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

NGSS3-LS1-1

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death. Changes organisms go through during their life form a pattern. Assessment of plant life cycles is limited to those of flowering plants. Assessment does not include details of human reproduction.

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