![]() Just like the butter experiment, but with less shaking. Be sure to have more than one willing shaker on hand in case anyone gets tired. How is butter made? This simple experiment will teach your students how to make their own butter, and also teach them about changes in states of matter and separation of molecules. What makes popcorn pop? Does temperature affect its popping ability? After the kernel changes its state of matter, can it be reversed? These three experiments are fun ways to explore many different scientific concepts with your students using popcorn, including how to grow a popcorn plant. This is also a good experiment to introduce structure to bone structure and a little bit of life science! What will the vinegar do to the bones? Your students will be amazed by the power of acids. The question they’ll need to answer is, why does the corn dance?Įver try to bend a bone without breaking it? Impossible? Save the bones from your Thanksgiving dinner and try this experiment with your students. You’ve heard of corn that pops, but have you heard of corn that dances? This great experiment will teach your students about chemical reactions while they watch the corn dance. It combines the science and fun of slime with the traditional Thanksgiving craft of making a turkey. This is a really fun experiment and craft rolled into one. Students love it, and there is so much to learn about Newtonian fluids and polymers. ![]() You know we could not have a list of science experiments without slime. It’s no secret that they’ll love this activity. Write your students’ messages prior to the experiment and watch their faces light up when they decode them. What would happen if you put a candy pumpkin in a glass of water? What if you put it in a glass of oil? This fun little experiment will have your students making their hypotheses and observations about the effects different liquids have on the candy.ĭo any of your students wish they were super-secret spies? (Maybe you do, too?) Teach them this neat little trick about acids and bases with cranberry juice and baking soda. Physical Scienceīelow are 12 ideas for Thanksgiving experiments and activities that focus on properties of matter, irreversible changes, density, and much more! While they are great for Thanksgiving, they are also generic and fall-themed science activities. ![]() Only a few of the ideas below are edible.Īlso, many of the ideas below are not only good for Thanksgiving, but can be completed anytime during Fall. Just a quick note: Many of the experiments below include food because, well, it’s Thanksgiving! Be aware of your students’ allergies and substitute as necessary. All of our science stations are NGSS Aligned, too! Click on each grade level to see more.Īll of our science stations are available individually, as part of a UNIT bundle, and DOMAIN bundle, or in YEARLONG bundles. 2nd-5th Grade Science Stationsīefore we get into the Thanksgiving Day Science Experiments, did you know that we have hundreds of science stations available for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade? These science stations have engaging activities that are hands-on and come with digital components. Here are a few photos from the Scientific Method Resource. The Scientific Method Posters and Science Experiment Recording Sheets are a great addition to the 26 Thanksgiving Science Experiments.
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