Haunting Hallows | SFU Surrey | Oct 31 | Grades K-7

Uncover the spooky science behind Halloween legends with glowing ghosts, bats and fangs in a full day of hands-on fun for Grades K–7! Haunting Hallows (SFU Burnaby) GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION Date: October 31, 2026 Time: 10am to 3:30pm Location: SFU Surrey Note: Pre-event information will be sent via email on Friday, October 30 at 12pm. Grades K–1 Calling all little monsters! Our youngest scientists will spend the day exploring the creatures and legends of Halloween night. They’ll discover what makes bats the only mammals that can truly fly, find out what an animal’s teeth say about its diet, learn about the important jobs blood does in our bodies, and see how plants grow (and why garlic is said to keep vampires away!). Along the way, they’ll make a bat glider, a set of monster teeth, a batch of spooky fake blood and a garlic planter to take home. Grades 2–4 Things are getting glowy and ghostly! Participants will investigate the science behind the spookiest sights of the season, from eerie glowing light to “ghostly” forces you can’t see. They’ll learn how light and energy make things glow, what happens to polymers when they’re heated, and how scientists can explain movement that might seem paranormal. Hands-on projects include glow-in-the-dark paint, spooky shrinky dink charms and a Pepper’s Ghost illusion that makes a figure appear to float in mid-air. Grades 5–7 Ready to dig a little deeper? Our older participants will explore the anatomy of a scare, looking at how bones, muscles and tendons work together, how the brain functions, and why our bodies jump when we’re startled. They’ll put that knowledge to work as engineers, building a working model arm, designing a contraption to protect a “brain” from impact, and creating a pop-up card designed to give a fright to whoever opens it.