Pumpkin

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Students measure ingredients, mix liquids and solids, then observe (and taste) the results in this tasty lesson. It is an ideal way to wrap up a pumpkin unit, field trip to the pumpkin patch or to use as a math-friendly way to celebrate Thanksgiving. Students measure ingredients, mix liquids and solids, then observe (and […]

INSTRUCTIONS Part I: Pumpkin Predictions & Measurements Students will use pumpkins to make predictions and explore different ways to measure objects – weight, circumference, diameter and volume – then graph and record findings. 1. Divide your class into groups of 3-4 students. Provide each group with a pumpkin. (Pumpkins should be quite different from […]

Students describe the life cycle of the pumpkin by slowly pulling the seed, leaf, flowers and growing pumpkins from their very own, handmade Jack-o’-lantern. A great activity to wrap up a pumpkin lesson around Halloween. Students describe the life cycle of the pumpkin by slowly pulling the seed, leaf, flowers and growing pumpkins from […]

[…] quarterly. Fall Activates In the Tualatin Valley there is no shortage of fun things to do!  Harvest time is upon us in, and there are plenty of pumpkin patches and corn mazes that dot Tualatin Valley’s farmlands. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smell of autumn. Bee Grant Funding A choice of a monetary or […]

Oregon grows around 2600 acres of pumpkins on just over 400 farms.1 Most of those acres are in Benton, Lane, Marion, and Multnomah counties. In 2018, Oregon’s pumpkins were worth 9.8 million dollars.2 Oregon is in the top 15 states in the country for pumpkin production. They are not one of the top crops […]