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Tabb Elementary Students Learn Pumpkin Facts

After reading the book How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara, Mrs. Carter's third grade class set out to discover pumpkin facts for themselves. First the students measured the size, observed the color and counted the number of ribs. From these observations, they estimated which pumpkin would have the most seeds. They then dug out all the slimy insides, the most fun by far. When the seeds were dry, the students counted their seeds using different groups, ones, twos, fives, tens and twenties. They discovered that counting by twenties was the quickest method. From their data, students concluded that the largest pumpkin did not necessarily have the most seeds. The older ones with a darker color and more ribs had the most.