Hands-On Science Multicultural Literature Featuring Apples and Pumpkins

D EBBIE S CHAFER SCSK 12. ORG A ND A NNELISE FREEMAN SCSK 12. ORG S HELBY C OUNTY S CHOOLS ESL Hands-On Science & Multicultural Literature

Agenda Introductions Multicultural Books One Green Apple The Pumpkin Circle Websites/Delicious Related Science Activities Contact Information and Activities Thanks!!

One Green Apple by Eve Bunting

“It fits perfectly in my hand. (13)” “It is my first outside- myself word. (32)”

“App-ell,” I say… I smile and smile and smile. One Green Apple by Eve Bunting ©by Edward D. Bunting and Anne E. Bunting Family Trust

The Pumpkin Circle El Circulo de Las Calabazas ©1999 by George Levenson

Clip from The Pumpkin Circle Movie

Websites A new way to view websites Delicious A social bookmarking site View all of our multicultural, pumpkin, and apple sites in one location

Activities Science Compare pumpkin seeds and apple seeds. What is inside a pumpkin? On a Roll Energy of motion Pumpkin Bath hypothesis, data, predict Oh What a Mass! Pumpkin mass/Apple mass Plant a pumpkin seed Math How big is my middle? Measurement/Pumpkin Pumpkin Bath Measurement On a Roll Measurement, graphing, data Oh What a Mass! Pumpkin mass/ Apple mass Apple Match Game Matching, graphing

Contact and Materials Visit Annelise’s Wiki for the activities hand-outs Contact Information: One more Time Annelise Freeman Debbie Schafer

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