Jokes in general make everything feel a bit lighter and smile a bit heavier. Bringing science jokes into the classroom can make an intense science unit a bit more relaxed or can make an after quiz activity much more enjoyable.
Whether you're the science teacher who has science joke posters all over the room, the teacher that has joke books for student reading, or the teacher who just wants their kids to laugh, this list of 40 science jokes is for you!
1. What do you call a fish made of sodium atoms?
Source: Careers With Stem
2. You're Like Really Hot
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3. I Know Another Science Joke
Source: Amazon
4. Did You Hear Oxygen and Magnesium got together?
Source: TeePublic
5. Why Can't You Trust an Atom?
Source: Juicy Quotes
6. Two Atoms Go Walking
Source: Juicy Quotes
7. I'm a Liver - Not a Fighter
Source: Threadless
8. What did the Earth Say?
Source: Your Dictionary
9. What did the Science Book Say?
Source: The Minds Journal
10. What did the Volcano Say to his Wife?
Source: Juicy Quotes
11. All the Good Science Jokes
Source: Red Bubble
12. It Might Look Like I'm Doing Nothing
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13. Why did the Biologist Break Up with the Physicist?
Source: Reader's Digest
14. Why do Biologists Look Forward to Casual Fridays?
Source: Reader's Digest
15. I Try To Tell Chemistry Jokes But.....
Source: Tee Public
16. What did the Scientist Say When He Found 2 Isotopes of Helium?
Source: Academihahaha
17. What Element Derives From a Norse God?
Source: Parade
18. What do you Call a Clown in Jail?
Source: Parade
19. I Had a Sodium Joke Buuut.....
Source: Ebay
20. Why do You Study Chemistry?
Source: Legit
21. How Often Do I Like Jokes About Chemistry?
Source: The Odyssey Online
22. What is Nickle and Neon's Lucky Number?
23. What Kind of Dogs do Chemists Have?
Source: Jokes For Funny
24. Chemistry is Like Cooking. . .
Source: Tee Public
25. A Chemistry Lab is Like a Big Party. . .
Source: Google
26. Old Chemistry Teachers Never Die. . .
Source: Juicy Quotes
27. If You're Not Part of the Solution . . .
Source: Pinterest
28. I Think Like a Proton and Stay Positive
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29. Do I Know Any Jokes About Sodium?
Source: Pinterest
30. A Noble Gas Walks Naked Into An Office
Source: Short-funny
31. What Amino Acid is Most Favored By Pirates?
Source: Short-funny
32. Solid. Liquid. Gas.
Source: Pinterest
33. Do You Know Which Element Has Atomic Number 28?
Source: Me.me
34. Where Does Light End Up When It Breaks the Law?
Source: Pinterest
35. What Did the Other Elements Say to Hydrogen?
Source: ThoughtCo.
36. Two Atoms Were Walking Down a Street. . .
Source: Topper Learning
37. What Do Planets Like To Read?
Source: Pale Blue Marbles
38. Tomorrow We will Be Studying Mitosis.
Source: Google
39. Why Did the Hipster Chemist Get Burnt?
Source: Joke Jive
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