11 Mar STEM Challenge: Catching a Leprechaun
St. Patrick’s day is next week so we are going to do a special themed STEM activity. St. Patrick’s day’s traditions include pots of gold, shamrocks, and everyone’s favorite little friends, Leprechauns! This week you are going to build a special contraption using your STEM skills to try and catch a Leprechaun.
Visit our blog every Thursday to see our latest STEM challenge and share your creations on social media using #CMMSSTEMChallenge or by emailing marketing@childrensmanor.com. Be sure to submit your photos to us by Monday, March 15, 2021!
Suggested Materials:
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- A tablet, phone or laptop to listen to the audiobook called How To Catch A Leprechaun by Adam Wallace.
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- Materials to create a Leprechaun Trap, such as:
- Shoe boxes/soda can boxes/cereal boxes… any kind of box!
- Yarn/string
- Pipe cleaners
- Paper
- Art supplies
- Tape
- Popsicle sticks
- Paper towel rolls
- Plastic cups
- Bubble wrap
- Fake gold coins
- Materials to create a Leprechaun Trap, such as:
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Directions:
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- Before starting, print your Leprechaun Trap planning worksheet.
- To get some inspiration for how to build a leprechaun trap, listen to this audiobook called How To Catch A Leprechaun by Adam Wallace.
- After listening to the book, start to brainstorm ways you would catch a leprechaun using your planning sheet! There are no set materials that you have to use, so be creative, and use what you can from your own house!
- After collecting items from your home, start making and creating your traps!
- Share a photo of your trap with marketing@childrensmanor.com by Monday, March 15 so we can share your creation before St. Patrick’s Day!