It will soon be St. Patrick’s Day and those pesky leprechauns will be up to their old tricks! Leprechauns like to sneak around, make messes, and play tricks on people! This year, we are going to try to outsmart those sneaky little guys! Your child’s job is to build a leprechaun trap, so we can try to catch one!
Our leprechaun traps will be the cumulative task for assessment for our current Science unit on Understanding Structures and Mechanisms: Movement. The students have been learning how simple machines make work easier. The job will be to create and build a leprechaun trap that demonstrates your child’s learning of simple machines. The trap should include at least 1 (or more) simple machines – pulley, wheel and axle, lever, wedge, incline plane, and/or screw. Remember, you are only catching the leprechaun, not hurting him! The trap should not be any bigger than your desk. Click below to see the rubric by which the leprechaun trap project will be assessed:
There will be an oral communication component when presenting the trap to the class. Also, a FACT SHEET must be completed and returned with their traps:
Helpful hint: If you Google “leprechaun traps”, all sorts of images and ideas will pop up!
Most importantly, use your imagination and HAVE FUN!
Click below for further information on this project:
Leprechaun Trap Simple Machine Project
All of these sheets will be posted in Google Classroom as well, and the students will have a copy of each in their Science duotang.
The Leprechaun Trap project will be due Wed., March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day!).