Skittles Lab

Prepare bags of colored candies according to the manufacturers' claimed proportions. Let your statisticians take samples and combine results and compare them to the theoretical probabilities for choosing each color. Data tables,...

Simplify the teaching of basic genetics with this engaging cross-curricular science experiment. Using different kinds candy to represent the genes for determining eye shape in humans, young geneticists test the accuracy of Punnett...

A series of math and science activities feature M&M's® as manipulatives to help kids work through equations. The resource includes exercises on finding averages, percent of compositions, moles in chemical reactions, genotypes and...

Sixth graders explore the scientific method by conducting an in class experiment. In this scientific averages lesson, 6th graders discuss the concept of the scientific method, and define the different mathematical averages, mean, median...

Students solve basic percent number problems using the percent proportion or other methods. They reinforce this skill by playing a game. They analyze and explain the results of their game by answering two exploration questions.