Pumpkin Science

Only a homeschool mom would turn a traditional Halloween activity into homework.  In my defense it was really fun - albeit educational. 

Earlier in October we bought two pumpkins at the farmer's market.  Time for some pumpkin science!

First, I had Gman make observations about each pumpkin. 

Here is what he said:

Pumpkin A - Rough and smooth, 8 Stem Points, Heavy

Pumpkin B - A lot lighter, Looks the same, 8 Stem Points, Smaller Stem Points, Rough and Smooth

Then a chart...

	PUMPKIN A				PUMPKIN B
	ESTIMATE	ACTUAL				ESTIMATE	ACTUAL
PUMPKIN					PUMPKIN
SEEDS					SEEDS
	AFTER BEING GUTTED				AFTER BEING GUTTED

Then the fun began!

Our scale wouldn't weigh the pumpkin by itself...

So Gman was our "control!"

Control = 65.2
Control + A = 77.8
Control + B = 75.0

	PUMPKIN A				PUMPKIN B
	ESTIMATE	ACTUAL				ESTIMATE	ACTUAL
PUMPKIN	12	12.6			PUMPKIN	8	9.8

THEN THE FUN BEGAN!

Don't let the smile fool ya...Gman was not impressed with the gutting

Kiki got in on the action too!

Here are our final results after gutting:

(be careful...you might learn something)

	PUMPKIN A				PUMPKIN B
	ESTIMATE	ACTUAL				ESTIMATE	ACTUAL
PUMPKIN	12	12.6			PUMPKIN	8	9.8
SEEDS	157	474			SEEDS	424	737
	AFTER BEING GUTTED				AFTER BEING GUTTED
PUMPKIN	10	11			PUMPKIN	8	8

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!