STEM in the age of Virtual Learning - Build a Leprechaun Trap

In the last week, everything we've known and become comfortable with about teaching has been upended.  Due to the growing concern about the COVID-19 Virus and the speed at which it's spreading, most teachers and students are working from home for the foreseeable future.  This seems like as good a time as any to revive this blog and share projects and activities with the families.

Today, since it's St. Patrick's Day, your challenge is to build a leprechaun trap!

This is a fun read-aloud to start out with

The story is that if you can catch the leprechaun, you get his gold. You need to use something gold and shiny as bait to lure him in to the trap. But your trap has to be creative and quick!  Think about what materials you can use.  Here are some suggestions:

• shoe box
• tissue box
• straws
• string
• cloth
• cotton balls
• sticks
• bowls
• tin foil

Build your trap to see if you can catch a leprechaun.  Be sure to send me a picture!

Hope you're having fun with your family at home this week!