Whether you teach first grade or 5th grade, students love getting in the February spirit with these Easy Valentine’s science experiments for kids! This post’s science and STEM experiments are perfectly themed for any elementary classroom. Your students will love learning and practicing their science content with these fun and engaging activities.
You don’t have to go all out with purchasing these materials and spending a lot of money. See if you can collect items from home, get supplies from Dollar Tree, or save Valentine’s treats that you are gifted but don’t feel like indulging in. If you have a room parent, you can also give them this list to get the items from the other family members.
You can do these activities all month long since they are standards-based (with some extra fun). It’s essential for the students to go through the scientific inquiry process, so you can either have the kids write down their notes in their science journals. If your students don’t keep science journals, then feel free to use this ready-to-go Science Experiment Lab Report.
Valentine Candy Speed and Energy Science Experiment
If you are in the middle of your energy unit or have already taught Energy, this is the perfect opportunity to review the content the kids have learned in this quick and simple science lab.
You will need 3 types of Valentine’s candy. They can be in any shape, size, color, or density. It’s important to have varying sizes, and shapes because students will be describing the different candies’ characteristics. The goal is for them to think about their previous learning about energy and make predictions on how far each of the candies will travel.
You can do this experiment in 2 ways. First, you can have kids predict how far the item will travel before they stop. You can emphasize how the kinetic energy transferred to potential energy when the object stopped.
Students would then record the responses after they measure each drop. A discussion would be important to see why students predicted the way they did and how accurate it was to what they recorded.
Another way you can do this Valentine energy science experiment is by having students use a recording device such as a tablet to record the drop in slow motion. The students would then see where the objects are on the down ramp at 2 seconds or 3 seconds.
If the students are old enough, they can screenshot those images and put them in presentations to share with their class.
You can find more Energy activities in this blog post.
Valentine Matter Science Experiment for Kids
This science lab has to do with showing the kids that the total weight of matter is conserved no matter what type of change occurs with heating, cooling, or mixing substances.
This is another lab where you can find any type of items that are Valentine themed. You will also need a scale. I’ve used the kitchen scales if your school doesn’t provide scales for your classrooms.
Once you collect your items, pair 2 of them up, and ask the kids to weigh and record the materials separately.
Once you do that, ask the students what they think will happen to the weight if the substances are combined together.
You can change the variables such as freezing their items, then seeing what happens. Microwave them. Have the Valentine objects enter into liquids such as vinegar, oil, etc…
If this feels overwhelming, then take a look at these science and stem classroom procedures to teach before starting your labs.
Easy Valentine’s Solubility Science Experiment for Kids
This is another Valentine Matter Science Experiment. Your students are putting on their scientist hats and making observations of varied Valentine’s treats characteristics. They have to predict based on their previous knowledge of solubility and physical properties which Valentine treats will dissolve. Use liquids such as oil, vinegar, water, etc…
You can set up charts where the students are making predictions on multiple variables. This one is always a fun one to do. You will need clear plastic cups, Valentine’s candies, vinegar, oil, and water.
Valentine Science Experiment Labs for the Win!
It’s important to embed standards when doing these easy Valentine’s science experiments for kids. Learning is fun and content-heavy! It’s simple to get started. Grab this Science Experiment Lab Report for easy recording and use them for ANY science experiments…not just Valentine ones.
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