30 Engaging Pumpkin STEM Activities

 

Frosted windowpanes and the crunching of leaves under our feet mean Fall is back! Even though Fall can be a great time for exploring nature because of the cooler temperatures and changing seasons. Fall also means we will be spending more days indoors than our kids would probably like. It’s the perfect time to look for fun, hands-on activities to keep them busy and let them learn at the same time. STEM activities are great for this. Kids can have a great time and learn something in the process. There are a lot of STEM activities out there for our kids, but I like to incorporate themed activities into our lesson plans throughout the year.

Right now, I’m thinking Fall and pumpkins. For those pumpkin and fall-themed lesson plans, here are some great pumpkin STEM activities.

30 Pumpkin STEM Activities

1. 1. Pumpkin Candy Activity
   2. Chemical Reaction Pumpkin Patch
   3. Math and Science Pumpkin activities from Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation
   4. Extracting DNA from a Pumpkin (in 6 steps and with household materials)
   5. Growing Pumpkins Inside a Pumpkin
   6. Pumpkin Tower Challenge, Pumpkin Catapults 
   7.  Turning Pumpkin Guts into Slime  
   8. Pumpkin Rolling – Simple Physics for Kids 
   9. Pumpkin Boats
   10. Pumpkin Volcano  
   11. Pumpkin Oobleck  
   12. Rotting Pumpkin Activity  
   13. Pumpkin Geoboard 
   14. Bubble Science with Pumpkins 
   15. Learning About Pumpkins Activity 
   16. Fizzing Pumpkin Patch 
   17. Squishy Circuit Pumpkin Activity   
   18. Pumpkin Math Activity   
   19. Build a Pumpkin Pulley Simple  Machine 
   20. Pumpkin Seed Art  
   21. Pumpkin Catapults  
   22. Building Structure Candy Pumpkins 
   23.  How Much Does a Pumpkin Cost? Algebra Lessons 
   24. Pumpkin Bird Feeder Activity 
   25. Pumpkin Math and Engineering Challenge  
   26. Fall Math Pumpkin Hunt
   27. Space Paper Pumpkin Craft 
   28. Pumpkin Fine Motor Skills 
   29. How Heavy is a Pumpkin Activity
   30. Pumpkin Volcano
   31. Pumpkin Math and Science Activities for Middle School Age

More Fall STEM Projects

Looking for more fun fall STEM projects? Try these.

Fall Science Activities

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Pumpkin Candy Experiment

Leaf Chromatography Experiment 

Fall Tree Study 

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