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It’s February and Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Seize the opportunity to turn this candy-filled holiday of hearts into STEM activity love. We’ve compiled some of our favorite Valentine’s Day themed STEM activities for kids that are perfect for the classroom or to do at home! *This post contains affiliate links. Candy Heart Activities are perfect for the month of Valentine’s Day! So many opportunities for science, literacy, and math that your students will LOVE! So here are 13 experiments (or learning activities) to do with candy hearts! Dancing Valentine Hearts Experiment. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a festive spin on the classic “dancing raisins” experiment. Instead of raisins, use candy conversation hearts (or other small heart-shaped candies) to watch them bob and dance in a bubbly drink. Valentine’s Day is a great time for STEM activities! From fizzing hearts and surprise messages to heart logic puzzles and building challenges, there are lots of Valentines Day STEM activities and experiments to make the day special. Below is a collection of various science, technology, engineering, art and math activities with a Valentine theme. Valentine STEM Activities Students Love 6 A February Conversation Heart STEM Activity. In this low prep Valentine’s Day STEM activity, students try to create the tallest tower they can from conversation hearts. In the process, they work through the scientific method. Discover engaging Valentine’s Day science experiments and STEM activities to motivate young learners leading up to the holiday! From fizzing hearts to candy challenges, these hands-on projects combine festive fun with educational exploration. Includes step-by-step directions, photos, and recording pages for easy implementation. Perfect for classrooms or at-home learning this Valentine’s Suggestions: Heart-shaped fruit snacks, tiny conversation hearts, large conversation hearts, and marshmallow hearts; Large bowl filled with water; Kitchen scale (optional) Objective: Predict whether each heart-shaped candy will sink or float when dropped into the bowl of water. Activity: Invite your kids to draw or write their predictions on paper. Give student science and engineering activities a creative Valentine's Day twist with these 12 free STEM projects, from paper circuit Valentines to invisible ink messages and dancing candy hearts! Materials Needed to Build a Tower with Conversation Hearts: Bag of conversation hearts (we used the large size) Ruler; Pencil and recording page (optional) Before You Begin this Valentine’s Day STEM Activity: The first thing I did was explain the task to my kids (ages 6 and 7). They were immediately excited at the challenge! Paper Hearts Balancing Tower STEM Challenge for Valentine’s Day. This paper heart challenge is one of two STEM challenges included in Meredith Anderson – Momgineer’s Cardiac STEM Resource. For this challenge, you’ll just need paper, tape, and scissorswith a dash of patience and creativity! First up is this edible stained glass STEAM project.. Your kids can make their own stained glass windows using melted (or homemade) hard candy. Make a fun Valentine’s Day image using pinks, reds, and purples, or by making hearts and flowers. Conversation Hearts Science - Valentine's Day STEM- Valentines Day ActivitiesCandy Heart Science is filled with science, literacy, and math activities for your students! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and beyond! Download the Preview to learn more and get the Candy Heart Stacking Pin Valentines Magic Milk. Pin. Pin Valentine’s Day Experiments Printable Valentine STEM Project Pack. Countdown to Valentine’s Day with science and STEM! Pack includes complete instructions, templates, and images for 20+ activities. Bonus: printable science Valentine’s Day cards! Conversation hearts aren’t just a sweet Valentine’s Day treat – they are an irresistibly fun math manipulative,, too! One of our favorite activities is using conversation hearts to introduce measurement. They are the perfect size for little hands and are easy to manipulate. Plus, what kid wouldn’t love playing with candy during math time?! Lucky for you, the OT Toolbox has a Valentine’s Day Fine Motor Kit. Pick one or several to incorporate into your lesson plans. So many of the pages in this resource could be used with conversation hearts in mind Valentine’s Day Activity Sheet– Line conversation hearts up on this page to match the images. This activity supports visual Get ready for the ultimate Valentine's Day party full of STEM activities and lessons!Learn about the heart, card making, coding, and more! Build domino hearts, make pattern block hearts, complete creativity challenges, use a scale to measure candy, and more!The perfect resource for elementary classr Nothing says Valentine’s Day quite like conversation hearts! These conversation heart pattern strips are perfect for a Valentine’s Day party, math center or homeschool activity. Snag your set below and then hop over and grab even more STEM your kids will love with our Epic STEM Challenge Bundle! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. How? By making candy conversation hearts "dance!" Along the way you will discover some of the fun chemistry for this entertaining activity. So this Valentine's Day if you receive some conversation hearts, you can grab a glass of soda and try out this science activity to explore another way to enjoy the candies—by watching them slowly dance! Conversation hearts, those small, colorful candies with messages printed on them, are often associated with Valentine’s Day. My kids almost always end up with some, but don’t like to eat them. So, we have compiled a list of fun ways to play with conversation hearts (and learn) with them before tossing them in the trash. More Fun Valentine Activities. There are so many fun ways to enjoy Valentine’s Day with kids through science, STEM, and art! Below you’ll find the most complete resources for Valentines Day STEM activities, Valentines Day art projects, as well as free printables Valentine cards, and Valentines coloring pages galore!
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