Observing the Pumpkin Cycle

Follow the life cycle of a dandelion with a lab sheet for kindergartners. They learn about the order of events in a dandelion's life, then put the stages of life in order. Can they describe the life cycle of a pumpkin? For extra...

Students explore the effect of the earths rotation and its relationship to the suns position and the effect that the longer and shorter amount of daylight has on a pumpkin plant which they have planted.

Students visit a pumpkin farm and discuss the characteristics of a pumpkin and how they grow. They create a class story about the trip to the farm with each student supplying a sequence for the story.

Germination is an amazing process that results in amazing things. The book The Tiny Seed is the inspiration for a set of activities that will help build early literacy, observation, language, and writing skills. The class observes how...

In these two lessons, science learners participate in various activities involving pumpkins. They investigate and research the life cycle of a pumpkin. They observe pumpkin growth and decomposition. Finally, they estimate and measure...

Let's grow! Seeds that is. This engaging, interdisciplinary, and interactive lesson has young scientists investigating the life cycle of a plant. Learners explore two different web pages from Scholastic.com to gather information about...

Students compare pumpkins. In this science lesson, students collaborate to record their observations regarding pumpkins in the classroom.

Students research the life cycle of a pumpkin. For this pumpkin lesson, students listen to stories about the pumpkin cycle. They grow their own pumpkin plant and watch an old pumpkin piece decay.

Students make a mini book. In this pumpkins lesson, students list the characteristics of a pumpkin, read a book about how a pumpkin grows, make a mini book about pumpkins and explore the inside of a pumpkin.

Students simulate an agriculture project. In this sequencing instructional activity, students observe their classroom pumpkin patch, make journal entries, and predict how the pumpkins will grow. They discuss as a class how to keep their...