Pondering Pumpkins: The Insides

edited by: William C. Ritz and William Straits

This activity is for investigating the insides of pumpkins. After finding out what children think the insides of pumpkins are like carefully cut the pumpkins in half horizontally around the middle. After their observation, ask the children to share what they have discovered about the insides of pumpkins. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

Grade Levels

Early Childhood

Topics

Life Science Pre-K Science and Engineering Practices

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/8/2019Pages 48Stock # PB208E2_6M

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