These are not your standard Halloween science worksheets. With the help of a pumpkin, students can experience a hands-on, gooey demonstration about matter and how it changes. The Puking Pumpkins Halloween Science Worksheet and Lab is the perfect spooky activity to excite your students and review matter, physical changes, and chemical changes. Perfect for any 5th-grade or middle-school science classroom.
Overview
This low-prep, low-cost mini-lab demonstrates the concepts of chemical reactions with everyday kitchen products. The content comic reviews the properties of matter and illustrates physical and chemical changes. Students will follow the steps in visual instructions, and wrap up the activity with some spooky follow-up questions. Your students will never forget this icky Halloween science experiment.
If you are wary of the puking aspect, I have also included a Pumpkin Volcano activity, complete with follow-up questions.
The Puking or Volcano Pumpkins Halloween Science Lab includes-
Properties of Matter Review Comic
- Recap the difference between physical and chemical changes with this engaging comic
- Present it on the front board or print it up as a science properties of matter anchor chart
- This doubles as a great science coloring sheet!
Doodle Notes
- Use as a guided reading or guided note-taking tool.
- This is great for interactive notebooks!
Visual Instructions
- Each step of the experiment is illustrated in a comic-style format
- Illustrations make reading fun and accessible to a range of reading abilities
- Both in color and black-line
Follow-up Worksheet
- These questions relate the science activity back to the concept of chemical reactions and encourage your students to think and reflect
- Both in color and black-line
- An answer key is also provided
Bonus Word Search
Teach Tips
Easel Activity
- The same follow-up questions are available in an Easel activity
- Upload directly to your virtual classroom
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Why “Puking Pumpkin?”
When I set out to create a seasonal science activity, I first stumbled upon “apple volcanoes.” This experiment looked pretty cool, and also aligned well with a few science concepts I teach. However, I couldn’t simply copy someone else’s great idea. I had to make it my own.
So, I decided to make “pumpkin volcanoes.” As I was drawing the comic for this concept, I had a realization… this comic is going to be gear towards grades 4-8, and what do kids in that age bracket love? Gross things!
Instead of volcanoes, what if the pumpkins were puking chemical reactions? My students would LOVE to see a pumpkin puke. Hence, the Halloween Science Experiment: Pumpkin Puking comic. I hope you and your learners enjoy!
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