Looking for a fun, NO PREP activity for your chemistry or math students to complete in October, especially during the week of Halloween? These engaging activities help students practice percent composition math and dimensional analysis using conversion factors by analyzing the macronutrients in candy, including fats, carbohydrates and protein. Used separately or together, they're easy ways to motivate students the week of Halloween, create fun candy-themed classroom decor, or to get rid of leftover Halloween candy the first week of November!

What's included?

PERCENT COMPOSITION

4-page student worksheet

• Explains macronutrients
• Demonstrates percent composition math
• Students pick candies (provided by you, brought from home, or through an online search) and calculate the percent composition of the grams of fats, carbs and protein
• Students compare the macronutrient breakdown between different candies or foods
• Students are guided to create pie charts to display their data

Display pages (3 options!)

• Students choose 1 candy and create an engaging display for your classroom, displaying the macronutrient breakdown in a pie chart
• Students choose 2 candies or foods and create pie charts to compare their macronutrient breakdowns, even if they have similar calories!

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS

4-page student worksheet

• Explains macronutrients
• Demonstrates dimensional analysis math
• Students pick candies (provided by you, brought from home, or through an online search) and calculate the total calories from the grams of fats, carbs and protein
• Students compare their calculated calories to those listed on the label
• Students answer Reflection Questions

Display page

• Students choose 1 candy and create an engaging display for your classroom, comparing their calculated total calories to those listed on the candy label

Looking for other Chemistry Halloween activities?

⭐ Chemistry of Fall & Halloween - Choice Activity and Classroom Decorations

⭐ Chemistry of Halloween - Create a Children's Book Fun activity