Did you know pumpkins are a fruit? Discover how different varieties of pumpkins are grown for different purposes in a brief informational video.

Concepts

pumpkins, fall, autumn, farming, halloween

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Take a field trip to a pumpkin farm to discover textures, types, shapes, and sizes of pumpkins
• Show around Halloween
• Pair with a lesson on the life cycle of a pumpkin
• Have learners research and report on the growing of different types of pumpkins

Classroom Considerations

• Video mentions that a pumpkin is a fruit, but does not explain why; consider diving deeper into this topic

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Images support what the speaker is saying
• Video supplements any lesson or activity on pumpkins

Cons

• None