How to Catch a Leprechaun Trap St Patricks Day STEM Activity

Integrate Engineering and Literacy in your classroom during St. Patrick's Day with a unique Leprechaun Trap STEM Challenge!

The How to Catch a Leprechaun STEM Challenge will teach students to write a step by step plan, to approach problems using the Engineering Design Process, and to craft a trap to catch a leprechaun.

Integrate Literacy with a Read Aloud!

How to Catch a Leprechaun STEM Project works as an amazing companion activity to How to Trap a Leprechaun by Sue Fliess or How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace.

Take students through the Engineering Design Process!

It's more than a simple St Patricks Day craft or craftivity! Students design, build, and test their own Leprechaun Trap! We included a bonus option to use coding if you have robots! After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.

Add in Step-by-Step Writing!

A writing activity is included as a follow up for students to write out a step by step plan to catch a leprechaun.

Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!

Material List:

• Tape
• Scissors
• Cardboard
• String
• Construction Paper
• Markers, Crayons, or Colored Pencils
• Binder Clips
• Robots (optional)
• Large plastic cups (optional)
• How to Trap a Leprechaun by Sue Fliess or How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace (Recommended)

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions
• Student Instructions
• Student Leprechaun Trap STEM Activity
• Student Reflection Sheet
• Writing Activity
• Optional Coding Integration

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