We are getting into the Halloween spirit in our grade one garden. Only two more days to go, so we decided to explore the mathematics of pumpkins...It was obvious which pumpkin was largest....
...but which one was the smallest? More difficult to tell...
First we looked at circumference: That's the measurement we get when we go around the outside of a sphere (circle) like a pumpkin.
Then we looked at height - which one was the tallest?
Finally we looked at weight - or how heavy the pumpkins were. And we found our winner! Pumpkin #3 was definitely our smallest pumpkin. Aren't we great detectives!
A pumpkin dot-by-dot is a fun way to learn number sequence.
And then we designed our own jack-o-lanterns (see below). Vote on the poll on the side to tell us which one is your favorite. We think they look great!
Here's to a howling good time with Halloween math!
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