An Even BIGGER Zucchini!!! A Garden Math Adventure Narrated by 2-Dr

A week ago members of 2-Dr discovered a gigantic zucchini (cocozelle) in the garden. It was 15 in. long, and we were very surprised! We only had a 12 in. ruler, so one of us held a finger at the end and her partner moved the ruler. The ruler was a foot long and there were 3 extra inches, so that's how we got a total of 15.

Two days later we decided to harvest the gigantic zucchini.. The vine was thick, prickly, slippery, and well-attached, so we had trouble breaking it. Because it was so big, we rolled the zucchini back and forth on the ground while twisting it. When the vine was weak, we ripped the fibers. The zucchini was heavy, and we felt excited, proud, and happy.





We brought it back into the classroom and passed it around to estimate the weight. We thought it would be lighter, but it felt like the weight of a newborn baby. We guessed that it would be about 5-7 pounds.

We were close! It weighed seven and a half pounds!

We liked bringing it to Mr. Conard. His first words when he saw how big it was were "Holy moly!"

Some of us expected the zucchini to be longer than the distance around the fattest part. We used a tape measure and a string. It was 16 inches long and 16 and a half inches around the fatness.

                Then we took it to Mr.Williams, and he was happy and showed Ms. Williams in the kitchen. He        looked at the menu and decided to cut it up into rectangles for the salad bar.

Even though the zucchini tasted plain, it tasted pretty good. It doesn't have a flavor like grapes or oranges or candy, but it tasted good dipped in blue cheese and ranch dressing. We think Mr.Williams will never forget the day that we gave him the giant zucchini.