Pumpkin Inquiry

 

 Our students learned about estimation on Halloween.  We asked them to estimate how many seeds were inside our pumpkin.  We discussed that an estimate was really a guess because we couldn't see through the rind into the pumpkin.  We recorded our guesses on the chart.

 

 Later in the day, we asked our students to think about another pumpkin question.  We asked them to decide which pumpkin they thought would have more seeds - a small pumpkin or a big pumpkin.  We recorded their guesses on another chart. 

 During the afternoon learning centres, we invited interested students to come and remove the seeds from both the small and big pumpkins.  We then washed the seeds, and laid them out to dry.  We will count the seeds on Monday, and find out which pumpkin had the most seeds.