As the days get shorter and the air turns crisp, it’s the perfect time to curl up with a warm drink and some great science reading! This blog post rounds up our favorite fall resources, experiments, and articles that highlight the changing season. Posts include the the biology behind autumn leaves and innovative classroom ideas for your next lab. Whether you’re a teacher looking for inspiration or just a curious science fan, there’s something here to spark your interest.
- The Science of Seasonal Change: Exploring Fall Through Curiosity: This blog post explores how autumnal changes can be used as a window into scientific curiosity, helping students and teachers observe and ask questions about nature’s transitions.
- The Colors of Fall: This post explores the science behind fall colors, explaining how changes in sunlight and temperature cause chlorophyll production to slow, revealing the yellow, orange, and red pigments already present in leaves. The same process explains why pumpkins turn from green to orange in autumn, as chlorophyll breaks down and other pigments become visible.
- Gourd to be Back! Fall Fun Facts: The title is self explanatory! This blog post features some fall facts you and your students might find interesting.
- Four Fun Fall Experiments for Kids (to do at home): While this post is from 2020 (yikes!), it features multiple ways that you can still incorporate the fall season into some interesting, inquiry-based science experiments for students.
- Spooky Science for Halloween: This post shares three fun Halloween-themed experiments that bring science to life at home: analyzing candy dyes with gel electrophoresis, creating a bubbling “puking pumpkin” with a baking soda and vinegar reaction, and testing simulated blood samples in a forensic investigation. Each activity blends spooky fun with hands-on chemistry and biology learning, making Halloween both educational and entertaining.
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