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. No matter how large a pumpkin is it will float if placed in enough water. This is because the density of a pumpkin is less than the density of water. A volume of water equal to the volume of the pumpkin weighs more than the pumpkin, so the pumpkin floats. Gardening Wizardry for Kids .