pumpkin life cycle
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When participating in a science experiment, what is the first thing you need to remember?
Safety glasses
What does it mean to estimate?
To guess close to a number
What is another name for a pumpkin during Halloween?
A jack-o-lantern
What is an adjective?
A word used to describe to tell you more about something.
True or false: Orange flowers grow on the pumpkin vine during the life cycle.
False
What ingredients were used in the volcano experiment?
Baking soda, vinegar, dish soap, pumpkins.
Estimate: A piece of paper weighs 1 pound or 1 ounce
1 ounce
What does the word carved mean?
Sliced
Which word is not an adjective?
Green, beautiful, itchy, nose
nose
What happens during the last stage of the pumpkin life cycle?
It turns orange.
True
Estimate: An elephant weighs 100,000 pounds or 10,000 pounds
10,000
What does the word underlined below mean as it is used in the text? Carving faces into vegetables is believed to have began in Ireland in the 19th century, where the Irish carved gross and scary faces into turnips and other gourds for Halloween.
vegetable
What is the adjective in this sentence?
My dog is very brave
brave
The ingredients bubbled over. It was a chemical reaction.
How long can a pumpkin last if it is not carved into?
About a month.
(but only about 10 days if carved into)
True or false: An adjective is the sentence after a definition
False
What do you think a pumpkin needs in order to turn from green to orange?
Sunlight and warmth
What is the difference between a chemical change and a physical change?
Physical change changes the physical properties of the object. Chemical changes the object and it results in a new product.
About how many pounds do you think the average pumpkin weighs?
7-11 pounds
About how many years ago did people start carving pumpkins?
Does an adjective come before or after a noun?
Before
(it describes the noun)