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We had a little pumpkin drama on the day Little M brought her pumpkin home. No need to point fingers (since the only innocent party was me). When the pumpkin cracked there were tears… and consequences were doled out… but then I had an idea. Why let this sad experience go to waste? Why not turn it into a science experiment? A rotting pumpkin experiment in fact!
That is just what we did. I brought out our nature journal and we made a few initial observations. We also talked about what we thought would happen to our pumpkin.
While doing this experiment I used scientific words. We recorded our hypothesis, data and even the conclusion.
Day 1…
Day 3… I asked M and M about what they saw, felt and smelled.
Day 5…I asked M and M to record their observations by drawing pictures of what they saw. (It’s so exciting to use a sharpie!)
Day 10… I don’t know how much longer I’m going to be able to stand it. This one might be a little too gross for me.
Quirky Momma made it until the bugs came… yikes I don’t know if I could do that! I love the individual science journal. I’m thinking the kids might get field journals in their stockings.
I love the idea of testing preservation techniques. We just might have to try that next year!
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WONDEFUL lesson! I love how you turned something dissapointing into a fun, memorable, educational activity! Way to go!!
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Just an idea… U could.do it in a corner of your yard and as it decays make notes. The seeds May actually sprout and grow vines or another pumpkin if you are lucky. I will tell you I did this on accident one year. My son stomped our pumkin and it was too gross to pick up. I just ignored it and we ended up with a new one the next year. Very cool.
That is really cool! I’ll have to see if there’s a good spot that the dogs won’t get into. YUCK!