Our experiment began on November 3rd, our first day back after Halloween. We had a bright, orange, round pumpkin. On day one we drew the pumpkin and made a prediction about how it would look in twenty days.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Pumpkin Jack
All for science....
The children were very interested in the science investigations we did before Halloween with pumpkins. So, we decided to keep it going. Meet Jack. Jack was one of our class' pumpkins that we carved on Halloween. Then, after Halloween we put her in a plastic container with some soil on the bottom. In reading, we have been studying how things in our world grow and change and with Jack we had a real life example to observe and study.
Our experiment began on November 3rd, our first day back after Halloween. We had a bright, orange, round pumpkin. On day one we drew the pumpkin and made a prediction about how it would look in twenty days.
Next, we watched. Jack has changed. He grew some white fuzz. The flesh of the pumpkin turned black. Part of his eye collapsed and fell. His smile became quite droopy. And, let's not forget about another significant change.....the SMELL! Yikes! About every three days the scientists recorded observations in their journals.
At the end of 20 days, Jack is hardly recognizable. Decay....one way things in our world can change.
Our experiment began on November 3rd, our first day back after Halloween. We had a bright, orange, round pumpkin. On day one we drew the pumpkin and made a prediction about how it would look in twenty days.
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