![]() All you need are sour Skittles, water, and baking soda. Take the candy acid testĪ simple experiment to test whether candy has acid in it. You can actually make the Ms float! The video above, from Kids’ Fun Science, explains it all. ![]() Įxploding? Say no more! Your students will be enthralled as they watch ghost-shaped Peeps transform when they’re placed in the microwave. This isn’t just a cool science experiment, it’s like a beautiful art project! Simple (just two ingredients) and quick. This lesson plan offers a starting point that can be adapted for other candies. Observe sprouting flint cornĮxplore germination with this fun experiment using dried flint corn, a shallow basin, and water. And what better tool for this lesson than an old Jack-O-Lantern? Eventually, decomposition breaks organic matter down so that it becomes part of the soil again. Monitor a decomposing pumpkinĭecomposition, or rotting, is the process by which organic substances are broken down after death. Let your little scientists loose as they play Mad Scientist … mixing, dumping, shaking, pouring, and experimenting to create their own magic potions from Halloween candy. Concoct a batch of Wizard’s BrewĬreate a cool Halloween-themed chemical reaction that is just as much fun to play with as it is to learn from with this exothermic chemical reaction using hydrogen peroxide and yeast. ![]() Play Frankenstein in your classroom and teach your students to engineer their own articulated hands using construction paper, straws, string, and hot glue. They will make observations as the creepy hands melt and colorful Halloween toys emerge from the slush. This fun activity will teach your students about the effect of salt on frozen water. Experiment with this haunted Halloween hand melt There are gobs of recipes out there for DIY slime, but this recipe has an added element your students will love: bubbles! (Shh … the secret ingredient is xanthan gum.) 2. Halloween is the perfect occasion to try some spooky, creepy, candy-centered science experiments! Here, we’ve rounded up 20 hands-on Halloween science experiments that explore concepts such as the scientific method, osmosis, exothermic reactions, and more. ![]()
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