Thermal Energy with S'Mores

Have you ever wanted to make S'Mores with your class, but didn't know where to start? Well... this post is for you! Your students will LOVE making S'Mores and this is something they will always remember! Here are the supplies and ingredients you will need to start: 

Graham Crackers

Large S'Mores Marshmallows

Hershey Bars

Small Box with an open top

Aluminum Foil

                                     Black Construction Paper

                                               Siran Wrap

                                                    Tape 

You will also need to read this book: 123 Make a S'More with Me. This is a great opening "hook" to your lesson: 

Here is a YouTube video of how to make your solar oven. I show this video to my class and then we make them together. Click here

I spent one day with my class making the ovens and S'Mores during science time. We spent the next day putting the ovens outside in the sun and then a couple of hours later we went back outside to see how thermal energy changes melts the chocolate and we ate them! It was so much fun! 

The following week, we wrote a Procedural Writing story about how we made our S'Mores. We used these cards on our pocket chart: 

Now that the students had made their S'Mores the week before helped them remember the steps. 

We wrote a story on our procedural writing template. This resource has different ones you can choose from that best meets the needs of your class: 

We colored a S'Mores topper and glued it to the top of our writing.

They look SUPER CUTE in your hallway! We got a lot of compliments from teachers and parents about them.

In math, we used the S'Mores fire mat and practiced making addition and subtraction sentences using real marshmallows. So fun! 

If you would like to see the resource click here

This is a great way to wrap up your Thermal Energy unit! I hope you have fun making your Solar Ovens and S'Mores with your class!

What a fun and exciting way to end your week!

Love, Kara