𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦? These 4 spooky science experiments turn solids, liquids, gases, floating and sinking, and properties of matter into hands-on Halloween science your elementary students will love. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐞, I'm sharing 4 simple Halloween science experiments you can actually do in an elementary classroom using inexpensive, easy-to-find materials. We're investigating states of matter and properties of matter with trick-or-treat bags, balloons, marbles, spaghetti, jars, and a few spooky characters who make second grade science a lot more fun. 🎃 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐨𝐫-𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 Students investigate mystery balloons to discover a solid, liquid, and gas hiding inside. 👀 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐫 Marble "eyeballs," colorful liquids, and spaghetti "brains" give students a spooky way to observe and compare properties of matter. 🧙 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 Students investigate Halloween-themed solids, liquids, and gases while practicing careful scientific observation and measurement. 🧟 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 Students predict, test, observe, and explain what happens when Frankie investigates which Halloween objects float and which sink. Plus, I'll share a bonus investigation with Victor Vampire that gets students thinking about how temperature can change the properties of matter. But these Halloween science experiments aren't just about making science spooky. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭, 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: What do you think will happen? What do you notice? What happened? Why do you think that happened? And if you really want to lean into Halloween this year, skip the traditional party and have a 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. Pull out the science lab coats—or let your students dress up as mad scientists—set the spooky stage, and spend the day investigating matter. Because sometimes the best science lesson begins with a child saying: “WAIT. Why did it do that?” That's wonder. And it's worth protecting. 🔬 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Science-Experiments-Worksheets-Properties-of-Matter-2nd-Grade-2821992?utm_source=TDTL%20317&utm_campaign=halloween%20matter This Halloween science unit combines hands-on investigations with spooky nonfiction reading, science vocabulary, and activities for teaching states and properties of matter in second grade. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲, 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫. You don't have to do all four experiments. Choose one. Do it as a whole-class demonstration if that's what works. Or turn Halloween into an entire day of science. Use what fits. Leave the rest. 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤: We're wrapping up October with Little Science Detectives and looking at how we can get primary students thinking and investigating like real scientists. Support the show Need fully developed sub plans for any time of the year for 2nd grade? 👉 Monthly Second Grade Sub Plans Subscribe and Review: Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. Click here for iTunes. Now, if you’re feeling extra loving, I would be really grateful if you left me a review. Click here to leave a review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review.” Thank you!