Pumpkin Problem Solving

You all know about my fascination with pumpkins. Every weekend from September until October 31st I will be found with my two children At Howell's Pumpking Farm running in corn mazes, sitting on a hay ride and trying to trick Grace and Charlotte into going into the spook barn.

But although Howell's Pumpkin Patch is intended to be a fun family experience, it's also intended to be a money maker.

Today we started off with a problem. Owner, Jerry Howell is trying to organize his pumpkins. He has harvested 120 pumpkins total and would like them organized in rows and columns. What are the ways he can arrange these pumpkins? You can use interlocking cubes, your personal electronic devices, markers and chart paper, but you must show your thinking.

This is only the beginning, by the end of the week we will add more layers to this question. Our goal this week is to begin to create a model for the way we will solve problems in Mr. C's Math Academy!

Happy Harvesting.

Arrange these pumpkins so they will be easy to sell!