Pumpkin pies, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin munchkins – Everything is turning up pumpkins. Watch this video from the History Channel – All About the Pumpkin. Watch the video and analyze the image below. Find an interesting new fact and explain why you were surprised by it.
Additional Activities:
- Want to read more October themed stories, try these Halloween themed articles.
- Can’t wait for Halloween ?
- Borrow an iPad from Mrs. McBride, and watch “Carve a Pumpkin with Hopscotch” tutorial. Have fun coding a pumpkin.
- Additional Halloween-themed videos. Some really great activities here.
- Try this breakout session. See if you can unlock all the locks in one period. Party at the Pumpkin Patch.
Post a comment about what you did and what you learned.
What i learned in this video is that in the older years they used pumpkin for a lot of their medicine and they thought that pumpkin could help.
I did not know that the world’s heaviest pumpkin was 1700 pounds! Also there are 30 different varieties of pumpkins.
I did not know that there are 30 different varieties of pumpkins.
I did not know that every pumpkins has 500 seeds!
I didn’t know that the heaviest pumpkin was 1700 pounds!
I learned that Americans invented trick or treating!
I learned that pumpkins have 500 seeds.