1.8 Pumpkin Carving
This Grow Your PALS Program Guide activity (Activity 1.8, Teamwork unit) uses pumpkin carving as a hands-on, mentor-paired activity to teach innovative problem solving. Students brainstorm and try a new method of carving a pumpkin, then assess and reflect on whether trying new ideas leads to better results and innovation.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Use innovative problem solving strategies.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- One pumpkin per PALS pair – medium sized
- Sharp knife
- Large spoon
- Pencil
- Candle (a small tea light candle works best)
- Lighter or matches
- Unit
- Teamwork
- Precepts
- F. Continuous Improvement — F3. Use innovative problem solving strategies.
- Number of Students
- From a pair of students to an entire class
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.03.02.02.cUse problem-solving skills.
- CS.08.01.01.cUse tools and equipment appropriately to complete a specific task.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills