Welcome to the Pumpkin Seed
Counting Project 2008
hosted by Jennifer
Wagner at Jenuintech.com Projects.com!!
This project is a
3 day project from October 29 - 31, 2008
This project is open to PreK
- 3rd
grade students worldwide!
The main objective of this
project is to
reinforce both math and estimation skills.
Classrooms will chose
ONE PUMPKIN that
weighs between 1 pound and 5 pounds.
or
.45 grams to 2.26 kilograms.
(on how many pumpkin seeds would be inside the pumpkin.)
This number will be recorded for future use.
They
cut open the pumpkin
and counted ALL the seeds which are in
that pumpkin. This number was recorded for future use.
Classrooms will also add to
our
Project Memory Voice Thread!
This project will incoporated
the books,
"The
Biggest Pumpkin Ever" by Steven Kroll
and
How
Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara
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If the teacher wishes, the
class can able participate in
a "PUMPKIN FASHION SHOW" where the classroom
can submit STUDENT CREATED (drawn or carved)
pumpkins and upload them to an online
Photo Album (such as bubbleshare.com)
& send the link
to Jen to post on this website!
Click HERE
to see more about this project!
Graphics Were Purchased At
PCCrafter.
If you wish to use any of graphics,
please
contact PCCrafter.
Additional Images created
By Jennifer Wagner