October 27, 2016

2nd grade pumpkin math

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

It's that time of the year again for Pumpkin Math.  I had so much fun doing this activity with Presley.  We spent the morning dissecting our pumpkin (postmortem!), logging our mathematical predictions and forming scientific conclusions.  It was surprisingly mess free...but my dorky self wore an apron anyway.

Groups we're broken up into six teams.  No time to waste, let's get started...

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

Sink or float?

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

It floats! The kids predicted right!

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

Flexing.  They're impressed.

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

"Slimy!!!" They're disgusted.

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

Counting by tens...

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

Until the very last seed.

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

Pumpkin #3 (that's us!) had 491 seeds with a total of 3,203 in all.

2nd grade pumpkin math for a hands-on autumn mathematical activity

Four more days till Halloween! Have you picked out your costume yet!!??

{Thanks for the photos Mrs. T!!}