We made a valiant effort, even getting the opportunity to pollinate a female blossom with a male blossom, but unfortunately we didn’t grow a pumpkin. The blossom, after pollinating, turned brown and shriveled up. To say we are disappointed is an understatement. After discussing with the children why they think we didn’t succeed, they came up with the following ideas: the […]
Continue reading →I have to admit, I was getting a little nervous. We had so many male blossoms blooming, each for only one day, and NO female blossoms. It made kindergarten students and I think just how miraculous nature is. Both the female and male blossoms need to be in bloom and insects need to be around […]
Continue reading →I decided to try a science experiment with our Kindergarten students. One of the Massachusetts Science Standards for these children is to understand the Life Cycle of the Pumpkin. What better way to understand this standard, than to become scientists and plant pumpkins. So that is what we have done – in the library of […]
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