Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab
Graphing candy is a great way to get students to collect, record, and analyze data. It may seem simple to create a bar graph, but you would be surprised to see how many students can’t do it properly. So, use this Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab to practice with your students the art of graphing. Be sure to check out all 3 of our fun and interactive VALENTINE CANDY HEART LABS as well as our collection of other Valentines Printables & Activities.
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Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab Materials
Each student needs their own box of Conversation Hearts. These student sized boxes are ideal. There is just enough sugar for your student to experience a treat, but not too much that you regret the lab the rest of the day!
Other than a box of conversation hearts, your student will only need a printout of the Candy Heart Graphing Lab Sheet (Download Below) and some crayons or colored pencils. There are two lab sheets to choose from. One is more basic than the other. So, it would work better for younger students while option 2 is geared for an older elementary or middle school students. This science activity is accessible to a larger group and can be modified to fit multiple ages. For that reason, we used this Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab at our science co-op this year. This is my favorite lab amongst the Valentine Candy Heart Labs.
Sorting Sheet or Paper Plate
After gathering your materials, let your student open their conversation candy heart box and begin the process of sorting the colors into piles. We offer a sorting sheet in our updated and complete set of Valentine Candy Graphing Lab Sheets, which you can purchase here if you like. However, you do not need the sorting sheet and can use a paper plate to sort your candies on instead. It is in this step that your students are gathering the data needed to create their bar graphs.
Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab Sheet- Option 1
For your youngest learners, this first version may be just the ticket. This hands-on lab provides your student the perfect opportunity to practice counting and sorting. After your child has sorted their candies, help them to fill in their bar graph. You can put an X in the boxes that they are meant to color in. After, help your child to count all of the hearts altogether. Don’t forget to taste test your supplies when done! Download below!
Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab- Option 2
The Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab Sheet 2 is more appropriate for older students. Once your student has completed their bar graph, they will answer the analyzing questions #4-8. Challenge your older students to answer more in-depth questions about the data they collected.
Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab Sheet 3
Challenge your older students to answer more in-depth questions about the data they collected. For example, this would be a great opportunity to ask them, “What is the fraction of green hearts?” They should answer you with the number of green hearts as the numerator and the total number of hearts as the denominator. You can extend your students learning with fractions and finding the average of the colored candies in each box. Great practice with science and math skills. You can only download this lab sheet with our full set of Valentine Candy Heart Graphing Lab Sheets.
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