1. Pumpkins
Ms. Zuilhof

2. What is a pumpkin?
A gourd-like squash
fruit

3. Varieties
Pumpkins come in many varieties, shapes, and colors!

4. From where do pumpkins come?
Grow on a vine
Develop from a flower

10. PUMPKIN PARTS

11. LEAVES

12. Leaves Absorb energy from the sun
The site of photosynthesis in the pumpkin plant

13. STEM

14. Stem Located at the top of the pumpkin
Attaches the pumpkin to the vine while growing

15. RIBS

16. Ribs
The indented ridges that run vertically on the outside of the pumpkin
Can be very shallow or deep

17. SKIN

18. Skin Thin, shiny outer layer of the pumpkin
Usually orange
Provides protection from insects and disease

19. BLOSSOM
END

20. Blossom End
The bottom of the pumpkin where the flower was attached during early stages of development

21. TENDRILS

22. Tendrils
Curly, hair-like attachments sometimes found on the pumpkin vine or stem
Green during the growing-stages
Twist around objects to help anchor the vine and protect it from the wind

23. MEAT/
PULP

24. Pulp/Meat
The bulk of the pumpkin used for cooking

25. SEEDS

26. Seeds The beginnings of a new pumpkin!
The purpose of the pumpkin is to house and protect the seeds

27. FIBROUS
STRANDS

28. Fibrous Strands
The ooey-gooey stringy stuff!

29. NUTRITION

30. Pumpkin Nutrition Contains fiber Contains potassium
High in beta-carotene
Body turns into Vitamin A

31. Pumpkin Seed Nutrition
Source of protein
Contains minerals phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron, and copper

32. Pumpkin Fun Facts!
The name “pumpkin” originated from the Greek word “pepon” meaning “large melon”
Pumpkins are members of the vine crops family called cucurbits

33. Pumpkin Fun Facts!
Pumpkins can range in size from less than a pound to over 1,000 pounds
The largest pumpkin on record weighed over 1,140 pounds!

34. Pumpkin Fun Facts!
90-95% of pumpkins produced in the U.S. are grown in Illinois
496 million pounds produced in 2008 in Illinois

35. Pumpkin Fun Facts!
Pumpkin seeds are also known as “pepitas”

36. Origin of Pumpkin Pie
Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops, removed the seeds, and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey
The pumpkin was then baked in hot ashes

37. The End