STREAMing Pumpkins with First Grade  

  

 Lesson Title: STREAMing Pumpkins  Grade Level: First  Objective/Expected Outcomes: 1. Students will research pumpkins and share information about life cycles, and varieties.

2. Pumpkins will be weighed, measured, and compared. 3. Pumpkin data will be collected, recorded, evaluated, and entered into

charts, graphs, and/or spreadsheets.   Description: Through extensive opportunities, students will understand the life cycle of pumpkins.   Materials Needed: variety of pumpkins

scales pan balances measuring tapes crayons, pencils, colored pencils “Discover Pumpkins” journal spoons, scrapers, knife pumpkin research web sites

Year Round Project-Based Activies for STEM by Stephanie Lester books about pumpkins: How a Seed Grows

Picking Apples and Pumpkins Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden

The Tiny Seed From Seed to Pumpkin The Biggest Pumpkin Ever The Pumpkin Book

  How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Pumpkins Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie

   

 Assessment: Complete individual activities booklet with culminating activities

demonstrate knowledge of favorite pumpkin center    How will this lesson incorporate STEM/STREAM? Science: weigh the pumpkin

observe and draw pumpkins measure the pumpkins’ circumference collect seeds estimate, weigh, and count seeds    

Technology: allaboutpumpkins.com kids-learn.org/pumpkins/coolfacts ask.com/questions-about/Pumpkin-Facts-for-Kids youtube.com/watch?v=6L1_48gel1&feature=related pumpkin-patch.com/facts

Religion: gain an appreciation of God’s creation  Engineering: weigh the pumpkin observe and draw pumpkins

         measure the pumpkins’ circumference collect seeds

estimate, weigh, and count seeds Arts: observe and draw pumpkins  Math: weigh the pumpkin           observe and draw pumpkins measure the pumpkins’ circumference collect seeds estimate, weigh, and count seeds  Field trip to local Pumpkin Patch (Mr. B’s)