Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, I love dressing up, haunted houses and mostly all the sweets!!
This year I made two super spooky desserts with a fun science lesson in mind. This will help students distinguish the difference between solids, liquids and gasses while making some creepy treats.
Here is a link from teachers paying teaches for a free lesson download that can be used with this jiggly project Jello Lesson and another that I thought would be great with the melting almond bark Matter-Chart-Sorting-Activity.
So lets get started...
Ingredients:
2 packs of strawberry jello
gummy worms
pretzel rods
vanilla Almond Bark (You could also use white chocolate)
green food coloring
almond slices
wax paper
*** I know many students have food allergies and there are numerous alternatives for these ingredients. Just get creative! The first thing I made was the jello, I actually found this amazing brain shaped jello mold for FREE (had to pay $2.00 shipping) but you can find them all over the internet and in the craft stores.
Making jello is so easy and a great project to do with kids.
1. Spray the mold lightly with cooking spray. I took a paper towel and wiped most of this our because no one wants greasy jello.
2. Boil 2 cups of water.
3. Mix the 2 cups of boiling water with two packs of strawberry jello and stir or whisk for 2 minuets until all the mix is dissolved.
4. Add two cups of cold water.
5. Refrigerate for at least 3 hour until the liquid becomes a solid.
6. To remove the jello just dip the mold into a sink of warm water up to the rim. and flip onto a plate.
7. Add some gummy worms and you are good to go with a icky treat.
The second project I have for you to go along with this lesson is MONSTER FINGERS!!!
For this project you will take solid almond bark and make it liquid then it will return to a solid as it sits.
1. Melt the Almond Bark on a very low heat stirring constantly.
2. Once melted add the green food coloring.
3. Lay out two sheet wax paper and pour the Almond Bark onto one sheet of wax paper.
4. Roll the pretzel rods in the bark and set on the second sheet of wax paper.
5. Add the almond slices to the end of the pretzel to look like claws. I used three on each.
6. Take a tooth pick and make slits in the Almond Bark to look like knuckles.
7. Continue the process until you run out of something and let them sit out to cool and harden.
8. Enjoy!
I really enjoyed making both these treats and I hope these ideas help you take your lessons to the next level!
