8th grade Halloween family consumer sciences laboratories

General Science, Halloween, Physics

Halloween Science STEM Inquiry force experiment-Newton's 3rd law-balloon rockets

Created by

Scienceisfun

In this inquiry activity you build a balloon rocket (ghost) and time it as it 'flies' across a room. you then challenge students to create a ghost using simple materials that will fly in a faster time than yours. This is a fun way to teach Newton's Third Law of Motion, but there are 2 versions of the challenge included...One for upper level students who have learned the law, and one for lower levels who are just learning about forces. Included in this activity is an information sheet on Newt

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

The Family and Consumer Science Classroom

Also included in: Halloween or Fall Science STEM and Experiment Inquiry Bundle with 7+ activities!

Cupcake War Baking Challenge Competition | Cooking | FCS

Created by

Engage, enrich, and excel in this Cupcake War Competition Lesson. This is a delicious and exciting baking activity to do with your middle school and high school Family and Consumer Science and Life Skills cooking students. This EASY PREP and BUDGET FRIENDLY lesson students will learn food preparation, follow a recipe, teamwork, learn new baking techniques, and learn time management skills. Students are placed into groups of three or four and compete in a cupcake competition. Each group will

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Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

A Middle School Survival Guide

Triple Beam Balance Practice and Candy Lab

Created by

★ Triple Beam Balance Candy Practice ★ Oh, what to do with all the leftover holiday (Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter) candy? Why not use it as an opportunity to practice measuring mass on the triple beam balance? About This Activity This activity is a fun introductory lab activity for early middle schoolers who are learning the triple beam balance. It is not intended as a full lab, but instead as lab practice with the triple beam balance measurement. Students appreciate candy b

Subjects:

Basic Principles, Halloween, Science

Grades:

5th - 8th

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Student Foods Lab Recipes | Food & Nutrition | Family Consumer Sciences | FCS

Created by

Career and Technical Education, Cooking, Family Consumer Sciences

This is a Google Drive folder with a growing amount of foods lab recipes for students to make in your Family and Consumer Sciences foods class. I use these recipes with my 8th graders but I am sure other grades would be perfectly capable of making them as well. I will continually update the folder with more recipes and the price will go up when I do that but if you have already purchased this resource you will automatically get those!*The recipes in the folder are PDFs and NOT editable. If you w

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Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Halloween, Physical Science, Science

Also included in: Kitchen Foods Lab Resources BUNDLE | Family Consumer Sciences | FCS

Lab: Paper Plate Periodic Table and m&m Atoms - Energy Levels and Electrons

Created by

TheScienceGiant

Students study the structure of the atom with m&m's atoms on a paper plate periodic table! This lab investigation on edible "electrons" and elements explores the Essential Question: How are Elements Arranged in the Periodic Table? And, How Are Electrons Configured in an Atom?"Share with your students edible electrons; EX: m&m's, skittles, smarties, cereal, or mini-marshmallows. Ss will model atoms of elements using a paper plate and different sorts of sweets. At the end of the lab, when

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Grades:

7th - 11th

Types:

Halloween, Other (Science), Science

CCSS:

RST.6-8.3

, RST.6-8.6

, RST.6-8.9

NGSS:

HS-PS1-1

, HS-PS1-2

, MS-PS1-1

Also included in: StayGiant Candy Mix Bundle: Lab Investigations

Dry Ice Science Experiment - Halloween Experiments - Scientific Method

Created by

A Teacher's Wonderland

Science can be engaging and fun! The students will learn more with hands on experiments! Students will follow the scientific method as they work through the 5 different dry ice experiments.This Dry Ice Experiment Pack comes with 5 different labs that you can do with Dry Ice. Dry Ice is frequently used during Halloween time and this will be a perfect experiment set. It is standards based so you can have fun along with including rigor in your lesson or keeping your lesson based on standards.Dry Ic

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Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Laboratory, Lesson

Kitchen Measurements - FACS - Slides, Worksheets, Quiz, Recipe and Lab Sheet

Created by

Practically Perfect Lessons

This download can be used digitally or in person for students to explore kitchen measurements in cooking. This lesson goes over measurement conversions as they are used in cooking as well as a practical guide to converting from cups to tablespoons in a recipe. Included are...★Lesson on Kitchen Measurements★Video on measuring dry and wet ingredients★Tips on measuring butter★Conversions from gallon to teaspoons★Bulk Brownie Recipe to a single serving recipe★Microwave Brownie Recipe★Guided Notes

Subjects:

Cooking, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Laboratory

Foods Lab Planning Evaluation Sheet | Family Consumer Sciences | FCS

Created by

Career and Technical Education, Family Consumer Sciences, Life Skills

A Foods Lab Planning and Evaluation Sheet for Family and Consumer Sciences teachers to give to students to fill out each time they have a cooking lab and for them to use to grade each group every lab! 2 versions to choose from. Print back to back so the planning sheet is on the front and the evaluation is on the back!UPDATE: Now also includes an editable PPT file version so you can edit it to your class needs!! Make any changes you want and then save as a PDF and print for your students!Lab Plan

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

A Middle School Survival Guide

Also included in: Kitchen Foods Lab Resources BUNDLE | Family Consumer Sciences | FCS

Halloween Science: Acids, Bases, pH of Halloween Candy

Created by

★ Halloween Science: Acids, Bases, pH of Halloween Candy★ The purpose of this lab is to determine if popular Halloween candies are acidic or basic (alkaline). The students will follow the scientific method to test using pH paper and baking soda as indicators. About This Activity: This lab is intended to be used to determine whether Halloween candy are acids or bases and to identify them on the pH scale. After reading the purpose and research for the lab, the students will create a hypothe

Subjects:

Chemistry, Gifted and Talented, Halloween

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

General Science, Halloween, Science

Halloween Science Lab Stations Activity Bundle

Created by

EzPz-Science

This Halloween science lab bundle is perfect to use as stations for Halloween Science Night or for a Halloween rotation lab. There are a variety of labs included- all with a fun Halloween theme. Included in each lab is a student instruction sheet that you can post with thorough directions for the lab and a teacher/ facilitator instruction sheet with a materials list, set up instructions and recommendations/considerations. The student instructions have a Halloween related prompt and there are lab

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Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Laboratory, Printables, Centers

Safety in the Kitchen (common safety scenarios)

Created by

MsPowerPoint

Having taught Foods for almost 20 years, I often see the same kitchen safety concerns every year! Therefore, I have created individual scenarios that lead to a good class discussion or role playing (safely!), that will help students understand and learn the dangers when working with so many other students in ONE room. This is a 2 page assignment allowing students to fill in their answers addressing the safety concern in each scenario. There are a total of 8 scenarios provided. No answer ke

Subjects:

The Family and Consumer Science Classroom

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Laboratory

Charcuterie Board Food Lab and Competition | Life Skills | Cooking | FCS

Created by

Are you looking for a fun charcuterie board activity to do with your cooking students? Look no further than this detailed charcuterie board activity and competition created by your own students imagination. This lesson has complete directions to lead your students through the lesson clearly. All you must do is print off the pages, purchase the ingredients and watch your students have fun building a charcuterie board. This Product Includes:■ Teacher and Student Directions■ Lab planning sheets■ L

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Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Family Consumer Sciences, Life Skills, Other (Arts)

Also included in: Life Skills Cooking Competition Bundle Part 2

Identifying Sewing Equipment

Created by

MsPowerPoint

Are you looking for a modern version of sewing equipment or tools? Is your copy looking dated and has been photocopied a few dozen times? This is a digital file with clear images of sewing equipment found on 2 pages. Students in your Sewing and Textiles classes can start the course learning about notions and tools used in the sewing laboratory prior to beginning their course. They learn both the proper name of the tool as well as its function. There are a total of 17 tools to identify. A

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Cooking, Family Consumer Sciences

Cupcake Wars Project and Lab (In-Person & Virtual)

Created by

Fantastic FCS

Here is a cupcake wars project and lab for any foods class or bakeshop FCS class. This resource includes the slides presentation I went through with students BEFORE the project, the rubric, judges scoresheet, and student planning sheet. It ALSO includes a virtual slides assignment for my students who were quarantined at the time of the project. I used this as the final in my Bakeshop class and my students LOVED it! Some students who weren't in this class told me they want to take Bakeshop next y

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Laboratory

Halloween Science Labs

Created by

The Teaching Mermaid

3 Halloween Science Labs that are inexpensive, low prep, and TONS of FUN! These fun experiments can each be completed for about $5-$10. Three different labs are included with easy to follow directions, lab booklets, and teacher material lists and tips. Please see the preview above for a closer look at what this resource includes!This Resource Includes:Informational reading passage about the science topic in each lab2 different versions of each lab booklet (1 with comprehension questions and 1 wi

Subjects:

Halloween, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

3rd - 11th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Interactive Notebooks

Also included in: Halloween Science Bundle STEM Science Labs and Matter

Sewing Machine Diagram

Created by

MsPowerPoint

This is an updated and modern, graphically designed diagram of a Bernina 1005 or 1008 Model sewing machine. Great teaching tool to use to demonstrate the parts of a sewing machine. Photocopy for students to fill out the parts. Use the diagram to enlarge and post in your classroom. Answer key is also provided.Contact us if you would like an updated, digital file of a specific sewing machine!

Subjects:

Handouts, Laboratory, Posters

Grades:

4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Kitchen Foods Lab Resources BUNDLE | Family Consumer Sciences | FCS

Created by

Career and Technical Education, Family Consumer Sciences, Life Skills

Use these kitchen foods lab resources to run successful cooking labs in your Food and Nutrition classes! These were designed for my 8th grade FCS Exploration B class but can be used and adapted for any middle school or high school culinary related class!This Bundle Includes:Kitchen Lab Procedures Editable SlidesAlternate Cooking Lab Assignment (included in slides)Kitchen Lab Procedures Crossword PuzzleFoods Lab Planning Evaluation SheetRecipe Book TemplateStudent Foods Lab Recipes (Growing Resou

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Laboratory

The Great Pumpkin Investigation for Middle School Students

Created by

Adventures in Science

The Great Pumpkin Investigation is a week-long pumpkin investigation for middle school students. Your classes will get to have some pre-Halloween fun while they determine if the number of seeds inside a pumpkin increase with the pumpkin’s size. Students will make observations and take measurements, collect data, analyze, and graph their results. This lab is completely editable, so you can adjust as necessary to fit the needs of your students! Your purchase includes: - Fully Editable Pum

Subjects:

General Science, Halloween, Physical Science

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Kitchen Lab Procedures Crossword Puzzle | Family Consumer Sciences | FCS

Created by

Career and Technical Education, Family Consumer Sciences, Life Skills

This kitchen lab procedures crossword puzzle is a fun and engaging way to help food and nutrition students learn the expectations and rules of the kitchen when cooking. You can use this crossword puzzle to quiz them or as a way for them to take notes while teaching them your lab procedures.Answer key included!Crossword Puzzle includes:You must wash your hands before you start cookingIf you have a cut, you must wear gloves the entire time cookingTie back long hair while cookingUse equipment in th

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

General Science, Halloween, Physical Science

Also included in: Kitchen Foods Lab Resources BUNDLE | Family Consumer Sciences | FCS

Halloween Science: Physical & Chemical Properties of Candy Corn, etc- DIGITAL!

Created by

Scienceisfun

Use the crazy holiday to get some super science skill work in! Activity 1: Students practice measuring length, volume, mass and density as well as observable properties like color, texture, shape and taste using CANDY CORN!Students also identify 3 chemical properties and how they could measure those with a candy corn.Activity 2: Compare physical properties of candy corn and candy pumpkinsNOW DIGITAL! Pages are set up so students can use materials in the house and whatever candy they have on han

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Laboratory, Centers

Also included in: HOLIDAY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS BUNDLE: 30 Inquiry & STEM lessons for all seasons!

Halloween Science Labs

Created by

Allgood Chemistry

In this pack there are nine different spooky science labs that you can perform for and with your students. (Two of the labs include multiple versions so there are 11 different labs) All of these labs are exciting and will help to spark your students love for chemistry. They also each include an objective/purpose topic that relates to the chemistry curriculum. To view some of these experiments to go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UF7rbAGjyc Most of them use household items and some require

Subjects:

Chemistry, Halloween, Science

Grades:

1st - 12th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Printables

Also included in: AAAllgood Chemistry *ENTIRE COURSE PLAN* Bundle

Playdough Kitchen Measurement Lab: Equivalents, Abbreviations, Techniques, & Lab

Created by

Elena Teixeira

This product contains a worksheet/planning sheet that will help you review measurement abbreviations and equivalents before implementing a measurement lab with a mystery product (playdough). Students should have some prior knowledge of measurement abbreviations, equivalents, tools, and techniques before completing this activity. Students will:1) Review the tools and techniques needed to measure different amounts of liquid and try ingredients.2) Review the abbreviations commonly used in cooking r

Subjects:

Cooking, Family Consumer Sciences, Food Science

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types: