The Enormous Pumpkin
Alistair brought this enormous pumpkin in to show everybody. He told us that his mum went up to the greenhouse to water the plants and she got a big shock when she saw this huge pumpkin ! She said that he could take it in to show us, but it was very heavy to carry.
We were all really excited and had lots of questions.
Elly ~ What is that and she pointed to a black mark on the side of the pumpkin.
Alistair did not know what it was, so other people made some suggestions,
Anna ~ It might be a bruise
Johnny ~ It is a little dint
Mrs Anderson ~ The pumpkin might have been growing on top of a stone
Anna ~ Are you going to cut it open ?
Alistair ~ On Friday we are going to make pumpkin soup ?
Mrs Anderson ~ Do you think we will have enough pumpkin to make soup ?
Alistair ~ Enough for all the children and the teachers
Mrs Anderson ~ Alistair can you pick it up ?
Alistair managed to lift it up, but it was a struggle because it was very heavy. Then everybody had a go at picking it up and we were all amazed at how heavy it was!
Mrs Anderson ~ Can you guess how much it weighs ?
Alistair ~ 100 grammes?
Thea ~ A little less than a tonne ?
Rebecca ~ A tonne and a half ?
Johnny ~A pound ?
We talked about how we could weigh it, and thought that because it was so heavy it would break the kitchen scales. Mrs Anderson suggested that we could estimate its weight, she asked Elly to pick it up and to decide whether or not it was heavier than her little sister Ruby. Elly though it was heavier than Ruby, so now we need to find out how heavy Ruby is and we know the pumpkin will be heavier than that.
