Use your STEAM skills to build a trap to catch a Leprechaun - great St. Patricks Day STEAM activity.
St Patrick’s Day STEAM Project
He’s green, he’s lucky, and he’s ready to cause mischief at a moment’s notice.
We’re referring to the leprechaun who looks for gold at the end of the rainbow. And if you’re lucky enough, you might just catch one!
Use the templates included in this download to guide your students through a STEAM project. Templates include:
- Cover page including objective, criteria and steps students should take.
- Rubric
- Brainstorming page
- Trap supply ideas
- Step template for how students plan to catch the Leprechaun
- Trap design template
- Reflection template
In addition to STEM training, through this activity, students will:
- Exercise critical thinking skills
- Explore creativity
- Strengthen verbal and motor skills
- Consider cause and effect, and
- Have fun!
Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding
Use this fun craft activity in your classroom in the weeks leading up to St. Patrick’s Day and to support science lessons like:
Students who need help understanding the concepts would best benefit from group work that allows them to contribute their unique skills to complete the project.
Challenge students to explain their trap by sharing their creations with their classmates. They should describe how they constructed their trap and any obstacles they encountered during the process.
Easily Download & Print
Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource.
To save paper, we suggest printing this 2-page worksheet double-sided.
Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on cardboard and slipping it into a write-and-wipe sleeve. Students can record their answers with a whiteboard marker, then erase and reuse.
Additionally, project the worksheet onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their notebooks.
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter Collaborator.
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