Science Halloween Activities Middle School: 3 Easy Last Minute Ideas

Mess-free Science Halloween Activities Middle School

I don’t want you to miss out on the Halloween fun just because you aren’t able to run Pinterest perfect experiments or decorate your classroom with hundreds of dollars worth of decorations that are only useful once a year. So I’ve created this list of spooky, engaging, and fun Halloween science activities that are easy to implement and enjoy without the mess or expense usually expected at Halloween. 

The resources I’ve collated cost less than $5 which is a lot less than buying materials for a whole class to do an experiment. These resources can also be used year after year and with multiple classes. 

If you don’t want to purchase them you can definitely come up with your own similar ideas and resources to implement in your classroom. I hope they inspire you and spark some ideas!

1. Digital escape rooms

Digital escape rooms are my absolute favorite resource to use in my class. They are engaging for students and promote problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and collaboration. They are also no-prep for you as they are self-marked and also come with a full set of teacher answers in case students need help along the way. 

Here are some of the spookiest digital escape rooms for middle school science:

• Scientific Method (halloween theme)
• Science Measurement (witch potions theme)
• Infectious & Non-infectious Diseases (zombie apocalypse theme)
• See my other digital escape rooms with mad scientist themes here.

Mess-free science halloween activities middle school

What is needed to access the digital escape room?

Students just need access to a device with internet access. While the escape room uses a Google Form, students are not required to sign in so they don’t need an account to play. It is designed to be zero prep for you – just share the link with students and away they go!

What does the digital escape room consist of?

The activity contains a set of tasks students must complete in order to ‘escape’.

Answers are entered into a Google Form (provided). The task cards are included digitally within the Google Form, but a pdf version of the task cards and answers is also included for you.

Why use science digital escape rooms?

1. It is zero prep! Just share the link with students and away they go!
2. It is a fun and engaging way for students to review content.
3. It builds student skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration.
4. It can be used in a wide range of environments including in the classroom, online learning, homeschooling, and distance education.
5. It is self-marking.
6. Full teacher answers included.

Mess-free science halloween activities middle school

2. Two-player racing quiz

2-player racing games are an awesome way to engage students and revise content and key terms. You can build them yourself in Google sheets or purchase them for a few dollars.

This bundle includes 3 racing games on the scientific method and branches of science in spooky Halloween themes including spiders, witches and ghosts.

Mess-free science halloween activities middle school

3. Murder Mystery

Murder mysteries are a fun way to make a worksheet more fun and they can be created for any topic.

The way I create mine is to have four ‘characters’ who each tell their ‘facts’. 

The ‘murderer’ is the one who has told 2 lies. The ‘accomplice’ tells one lie. The witnesses are innocents and have only true statements.

To see an example of my Classification Murder Mystery click here.

Do you want a free template? Enter your details below and I’ll send you my template so you can make your own murder mysteries!

Mess-free science halloween activities middle school

 Conclusion

Preparing middle school science Halloween activities doesn’t have to be an onerous task. Just grab one of the above resources and watch your students engage and have fun this Halloween!

Mess-free science halloween activities middle school

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