We are very excited for Pumpkin Day on Friday when we will see if pumpkins sink or float, measure how tall our pumpkins are, and count the seeds of one of our pumpkins! Today we made predictions or estimates of how many seeds the children think one of our pumpkins has inside. To help educate the children on how to make a good estimate, I read them the book How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara. We learned some important information from the book that helped us make our estimates. Check out these cool facts we read:
- Each line on the outside of a pumpkin has a row of seeds inside.
- The longer a pumpkin grows on the vine, the darker it is and the more lines it has.
- The largest pumpkin doesn't necessarily mean it has the most seeds!
Check out our estimates!
Moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and babysitters, we would love to hear YOUR predictions! In the comment section below, add your name and your prediction of how many seeds you think are in this pumpkin!
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Hopefully the 8x10 frame can help give you some idea of the pumpkin's size.
Thank you for sharing your predictions!
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Check back next week for pictures of our Pumpkin Investigation Stations and to find out the actual number of seeds!
The Connelly Family predict 250!!!
ReplyDeleteMakayla’s sister Francesca predicts 67 seeds. Her Daddy predicts 171 seeds. Her dog Argento predicts he would eat all the seeds if given a chance! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMakayla’s mom predicts 283 seeds!
DeleteSydney’s cousin, Maisie thinks there are 100,000 seeds
ReplyDeleteAnd her little boy cousin Sam says there are 2
The Mortalos predict 500!
ReplyDeleteTessa’s mom guesses 189 seeds! Tessa’s dad guesses 122 seeds! And Tessa’s sister guesses 220!
ReplyDeleteHayden’s mom and dad predict 209 seeds!
ReplyDeleteMasons Mom and Dad predict 323, his Nana says 410, his sister Quinn says 415 and his Grandma says 226! Good luck and thank you for letting us play along!
ReplyDeleteThe Connors Family predict 398!
ReplyDeleteSydney Zenga's Family has lots of guesses: Mommy guesses 256, Daddy guesses 276. Grandma says 210. Aunty Barbara and Uncle Brian are sure there are 330 seeds. Nana guesses 325 and Aunty Erin says 326. Good luck to all and thank you for including us in your game.
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ReplyDeleteAnabelle’s brother predicts 50, mom predicts 480