Unique pumpkin science! We love pumpkins, we love Fall, and we LOVE SCIENCE! I hope we have time to try all of these, but we have done a few of our own. These pumpkin themed science activities are a fun take on our list of classic science experiments with a bit of a twist. What’s the twist? You add a pumpkin! Classic baking soda and vinegar, oobleck, bubbles and more!
PUMPKIN SCIENCE AND CLASSIC EXPERIMENTS
Fall themed science is awesome and pumpkin themed science is perfect this time of year. I love repeating simple science experiments with fun twists. It really helps solidify understanding of what we are actually learning while encouraging a playful environment! Explore physics, chemistry, and earth science. Check out our new list of PUMPKIN STEM BOOK IDEAS.
CHECK OUT GREAT PUMPKIN SCIENCE PROJECTS
Click on all the links in orange or individual photos to read all about set up and play!
LATEST PUMPKIN SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
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Classic pumpkin science experiments with a twist! Click on links.
Classic baking soda And vinegar experiment inside a pumpkin!
Classic Oobleck science experiment inside a pumpkin!
Classic parts of a pumpkin and how it grows experiment
4. Bubble Pumpkins/ Preschool Powol Packets
Classic bubble science inside a pumpkin!
6. Pumpkin Boats Sink Or Float/Preschool Toolbox
Classic sink or float experiment using pumpkins
7. Growing Pumpkins In Pumpkins/Life With Moore Babies
Classic Seed Science inside a pumpkin
8. Pumpkin Soup Sensory Play/The Golden Gleam
Exploring a pumpkin naturally through sensory play
9. Pumpkin Catapults {Made with a real pumpkin!}
Use a mini pumpkin to build a catapult! Cool fall STEM idea.
NEW! Real Pumpkin STEM Activities. Even More Awesome Ideas.
Grab a few pumpkins, big and small, and get ready for some hands-on fun and learning this Fall!
WHICH PUMPKIN SCIENCE IDEA WILL YOU TRY?
Click on the photos below for more awesome pumpkin ideas.
How about a LEGO small world inside a pumpkin?
What a great round-up of pumpkin science experiments. So fun! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday and congratulations on being tied for most clicked this week!
Thank you so much for sharing these amazing experiments! Can’t wait to try them out!
Those look like fun experiments.
Thank you! There are so many fun ways to play and learn with pumpkins. Makes science extra cool this time of year.