Pumpkin Investigation · Measure, Sink or Float, Seeds & Life Cycle

Turn one real pumpkin into a full day of hands-on math and science! Students guess, measure, count and test a pumpkin, then read about pumpkins and write about what they found out. Perfect for October and November.

WHAT'S INSIDE (13 student pages + teacher page + answer key)
- Look at My Pumpkin: draw it and circle the words that describe it
- How Big Around? Guess, then measure the circumference with string and a ruler
- How Heavy? Guess, weigh it, and compare it with a book
- How Tall? Guess, then measure with linking cubes
- Count the Lines: guess, count and make tally marks
- Sink or Float? Predict, explain, test and draw what happened
- Count the Seeds by 10s: color a box for each pile of 10 on a 10-500 chart
- Our Class Graph: Sink or Float? (a whole-class prediction graph)
- Pumpkin Words: 8 picture vocabulary cards (stem, vine, blossom, sprout, seed, pulp, float, measure)
- All About Pumpkins: a short informational reading passage
- Pumpkin Questions: 5 multiple-choice comprehension questions
- Pumpkin Life Cycle: number the 5 steps in order
- My Pumpkin Investigation: a draw-and-write reflection
- Teacher page with materials, safety notes and tips, plus a full answer key

YOU GET BOTH VERSIONS: Color + Printer-Friendly
- Color edition: fall pumpkin borders and watercolor pictures
- Printer-Friendly edition: the same pages on white with grayscale pictures

WHY TEACHERS LIKE IT
- Every page starts with a guess, so students predict before they measure
- Gray worked examples on the measuring and counting pages show how to record; reading pages have nothing filled in
- One activity per page and no cutting
- Works with one class pumpkin or one pumpkin per small group

GREAT FOR
- Pumpkin day, fall science centers, math centers and family volunteer days