Pumpkins were the center of attention at Kingsley School on October 28—and it was all in the name of math.
Students worked in groups with parent volunteers to complete worksheets about their gourd. They were asked questions such as how many lines their pumpkin had, how long their stem was, how tall their pumpkin was, the circumference of their pumpkin, and the weight of their pumpkin.
They were also asked to predict the number of seeds/cups of seeds that would be inside their pumpkin, then to actually count them. They also got a big surprise when they were asked to find out whether their pumpkin would float; no matter how big the pumpkin in question was, it did indeed rise to the top of a tub of water.
