Seabury Bumblebees

 A wonderful day at the pumpkin farm was followed by the mentors helping the Bumblebees and Ladybugs make discoveries about their pumpkins. They explored harvesting at the farm, picking their own pumpkins, harvesting radishes and apples. They fed chickens and a goat and noticed the rectangular pupils on the goat, rode in a wagon pulled by a tractor that was driven by the farmer and petted a chicken who then laid an egg right before their eyes! They saw bees in hives and the tiny wild apples that taste terrible but are necessary for the pollination of the larger apples. The mentors helped with weighing and measuring, discovering the circumference and whether or not the pumpkins could float. On the way to the discoveries, students estimated values and measured using both standard and non-standard instruments. They counted the pumpkins ribs, knowing that each rib on the outside reflected a row of seeds on the inside.