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15 Awesome Apple Science Activities

apple science activities

March 21, 2022 //  by Kellie Tanner

Apples are a favorite fruit among kids, and fall is the perfect time to learn about apples and incorporate apple-themed lessons into your classroom. Many science activities can be completed using this amazing fruit.

If you are searching for ideas for apple science, this is the perfect article for you. It includes 15 of our favorite apple science activities that will provide lots of fun and learning for kids.

1. Can You Prevent an Apple from Rotting?

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Kids enjoy really gross and cool science activities! They will definitely want to try this apple science experiment. Challenge the kids to see if they can use preservatives to prevent an apple from rotting. Encourage them to design and conduct the science experiment. This is a fun learning activity for school or home.

Learn more: Share It! Science

2. Jumping Apple Seeds 

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This engaging lesson is focused on the book Ten Red Apples. Older kids as well as little ones will enjoy watching how real apple seeds react in the baking soda and vinegar concoction. This fun apple activity will bring the kids much excitement in learning!

Learn more: JDaniel4's Mom

3. Erupting Apple Volcano 

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The apple eruptions volcano is a fun apple science experiment that kids will have a blast completing! This colorful fall science activity is a STEM experiment that provides an exciting chemical reaction for exploring science concepts. This is definitely an easy activity students will enjoy.

Learn more: Beyond the Playroom

4. Apple Boats 

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This apple boat activity is a class favorite! The apple boats are so much fun and super easy to create. Through this apple investigation, you will discover if apples sink or float in water. This apple sink or float activity is an excellent STEM activity for the fall season!

Learn more: Mom Brite

5. Apple Mummies

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Kids will have a blast as they use apples to learn about the science of mummification! Use this Ancient Egypt science experiment for a hands-on way of learning. This apple theme experiment goes great with the book Mummies in the Morning!

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6. How Many Pennies Does it Take to Get an Apple Up an Inclined Plane?

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Complete this apple investigation to see how many pennies it takes to get an apple up an inclined plane. Kids learn so much about physics through this hands-on activity. They learn about gravity, force, friction, ramp, motion, angle of slope, and distance. Add this fun activity to your apple unit today!

Learn more: Kid Minds

7. The Apple Life Cycle 

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Make sure you have enough apples for kids to complete this great science activity! This is a wonderful and engaging way to introduce kids to life cycles. Kids can observe the apple's outside and then explore and observe the inside. They will also learn about the different parts of an apple.

Learn more: Kindergarten Cafe

8. Apples Afar

This is one of the best educational apple science activities! It creates an engaging challenge for kids, and it works well for apple season activities. It also provides a study of forces and motion. You can use all kinds of apples for this fun activity!

Learn more: Kerry Tracy: Feel-Good Teaching

9. Melting Apples

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This activity will help you get kids excited about science during apple week! This is an apple experiment students will enjoy in the fall or any time of year. Kids will melt the apples with a simple experiment that uses baking soda and vinegar. Use this activity with preschool through third-grade children.

Learn more: 123 Homeschool 4 Me

10. Apple Science

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Apples make one think about fall and back to school! This is the perfect science activity to use at the beginning of the year with first graders. Students will learn to make predictions as they put the apple halves on a separate paper plate. They will make predictions about how to keep an apple from browning based on using lemon juice and not using lemon juice.

Learn more: Scholastic

11. Apple Drying

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These pictures of apple slices demonstrate the apple drying process. This hands-on apple science activity is so much fun for kids and allows them to predict how long it will take an apple slice to dry. This is a terrific learning experience for kids!

Learn more: Adventure in a Box

12. Apple Float Experiment

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This Apple Float Experiment focuses on comparing why apples float but a lot of other fruits do not do so. This activity will boost students' excitement in learning about the scientific method. All you need is a bowl of water, apples, and other fruits.

Learn more: Stemtropolis

13. Growing Germs 

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Kids will learn the importance of washing their hands with this activity which is one of the best apple science investigations. Kids will need a pile of apple pieces, jars, tape, markers, and soap for this hands-on activity that will fascinate them as they watch the colors of apples change!

Learn more: Playdough to Plato

14. Apple Science Observations

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Kids will create an apple observation keepsake book for these simple apple science activities. They will need heavier construction paper to create the book, different types of apples, and crayons to create the book filled with scientific apple observations.

Learn more: Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits

15. Properties of Matter Apple Experiment

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Kids will learn about matter and how it can change. Apples are a great item to use when determining this. Kids will use measurements, observations, predictions, conclusions, and a scientific process record sheet.

Learn more: The Applicious Teacher

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