WORLD RECORD BREAKING PUMPKIN!

A pumpkin grown by Tim and Susan Mathison, Napa, California has smashed the record for its mammoth size. The giant pumpkin weighed in at 2032 pounds. Grown in 105 days,the pumpkin surpassed the 2012 record pumpkin of 2009 pounds.Photograph from http://napavalleyregister.com/ 



Pretend you are a pumpkin sitting on a front porch on Halloween night. What do you see? What do you hear? How do you feel? Write a story about your evening.

Review tips on how to grow a giant pumpkin. Give groups of students the ten steps on different index cards. Have the students place the steps in proper sequencing.http://www.backyardgardener.com/wcgp/tips/10steps/10steps.html


What would you do with a giant pumpkin?

Fun Fact: The city of Keene, N.H. has regained the title for the most lit jack=o-lanterns. On October 18,2013, 30,581 carved and lit pumpkins were on display!
Learn about pumpkins with this fun/informative webquest: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Fun-Fun-and-Informative-Webquest-359886


Photograph from: http://napavalleyregister.com/