Valentine’s Day Science Activities

Includes 10 unique Valentine’s Day science activities you can use in February to add FUN and ENGAGEMENT to any science classroom!

REAL SCIENCE and REAL FUN!

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This Bundle Includes the Following Valentine’s Day Activities:

1. Graphing Practice: Practice line, bar, and pie graphs with fun Valentine’s Day-related data. (Includes 2 differentiated versions.)
2. Biology of Love Article & Worksheet: Students learn about how the brain is responsible for love, not the heart. The fun text is followed by a worksheet with text-dependent questions.
3. Periodic Table Decoder Activity: Use element atomic numbers and symbols to decode 24 words associated with Valentine’s Day, such as Flowers, Be Mine, Cupids, etc.
4. Chocolate at Risk Article & Worksheet: Read about human activities have put the natural resource of cacao trees at risk, causing a serious decline in chocolate supplies.
5. 2 Truths & a Lie Game: In pairs or groups, students read a “Two Truths and a Lie” card with 2 true facts about a Valentine’s Day theme and one lie or misinformation. They discuss which choice they believe is the lie on the card. Then, they turn the card over to discover the lie and learn more about the truth. (32 cards included)
6. Students as Heart Doctors Activity: Students pretend to be cardiologists as they learn about heart disease and how doctors evaluate risk for heart disease. Then, they evaluate some pretend patients!
7. Candy Chemistry Article & Worksheet: Read about the simple chemistry involved in making many favorite Valentine’s candies. They’ll learn how the chemical TBHQ prevents the fat in peanut butter cups from going rancid, what types of sugars are in conversation hearts, and why older chocolate turns a little white. Plus lots more!
8. Scientific Method Review Worksheet: Students review “If…Then” hypotheses, identify independent and dependent variables, and practice experimental design with a fun Valentine’s Day theme.
9. Weird Hearts Reading: Read about 8 of the strangest hearts in the animal kingdom – from a whale with a heart the size of a piano to an octopus with 3 hearts!
10. Fun Facts Reading & Questions: Learn fun Valentine’s Day facts and the science behind them.

Teacher Notes:

• Please note that these resources are not editable.
• Answer keys are always included.
• Except for the 2 Truths and a Lie game and the graphing worksheet, each of the included Valentine’s Day science activities has BOTH print and Google Slides options to assign.
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