Post on 31-Jan-2021
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)