Fun Time Determine if a pumpkin will float. Materials Required a small pumpkin a bowl large enough to hold the pumpkin tap water 1. Fill the bowl about three-fourths full with tap water. Place the pumpkin in the bowl.
Pumpkins are a type of squash.
But their orange color, long vines, and firm, square stems distinguish them from other squashes. Native Americans grew pumpkins for food long before Columbus arrived. Columbus carried pumpkinseeds back to Europe, but Europeans grew pumpkins mainly for use as pig feed. Pumpkins vary greatly in size. The pumpkin floats in the water.