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Pumpkins... Not Just For Halloween (Grades 3-5)

Students estimate the size and weight of pumpkins, sprout pumpkin seeds, and make pumpkin pie in a bag.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
2 hours
Updated
December 9, 2024
kid scooping seeds from a pumpkin
Image: rez-art/iStock

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Debra Spielmaker | National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)

Acknowledgements

Iowa Agriculture in the Classroom contributed Interest Approach/Motivator, Ag Facts, and Activity #4.

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • 5-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • 5-LS1-1: Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.