Skittles Graphing Lab Sheets

Candy labs are always popular amongst kids! This one will be no different. Use Skittles candy to lure your students into graphing and data collection. Students will be encouraged to predict which Skittles candy color will be most prevalent and which color will show up the least in a bag of Skittles. The Skittles Graphing lab sheets allow you to create a tailored lesson for the age of student you are teaching. You can easily include all the lab sheets to include percentages and a pie graph or keep it simple with basic sorting and counting. Pick the lab sheets you need to create a fun and easy science lesson! Don’t forget to pair this Lab with the Skittles Rainbow Experiment!

*We have a similar experiment M&M’s Graphing Lab that many of you will want too!

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Materials Needed for the Skittles Graphing Lab

The materials list for this lab is easy and short! All you need is a bag of Skittles, lab sheets, colored pencils, and depending on the level of difficulty you choose, a calculator and protractor. That’s it!

Skittles Graphing Lab Procedure

Make predictions

Before opening the bag of Skittles, you need to guide your students through their predictions first. Students need to predict what color they think will be the most prevalent and the least in a bag of Skittles. They will also predict how many total candies they think will be in one bag.

Sort and Count

It doesn’t matter if your student is 8 or 14, the first step will not change. Students will sort and count their Skittles candy using the sorting lab sheet. In the small boxes within each circle, students should write the number of each color candy. After counting each color, have your students count all the candies up for a grand total. We wrote the total at the bottom of our lab sheet and then circled it.

Record data

Recording data in the table and answering basic questions pertaining to the data collected is general science. Students are asked about their predictions and whether they were correct or incorrect.

Bar Graph

You can choose to have your students create a bar graph with the data they collected. Encourage students to color the bars based off of the color candy they are graphing. If time permits, ask comprehension questions about their graph. Help them to analyze the data they collected.

Percentages and Pie Graph

For those of you looking to increase the difficulty of the Skittles Graphing Lab, add this lab sheet to your investigation. The last Skittles lab sheet allows your student to convert data into percentages and then use that to create a pie graph.

*How do I convert percentages to angles for a pie graph?

To convert the percentage of the different colored M&M’s to an angle, you must first change the percentage to a decimal and then multiply by 360. This will give you an angle measurement. For example, if red was 30%, then move the decimal over 2 places to change it to .30. Next, you would multiply .30 by 360. This would give you an angle of 108. Once your student has found the angle, guide them to use a protractor to create the correct angle. Help them to label the M&M color with its percentage.