Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Grade 3: Leprechaun Traps!

In honor of Engineering week and the arrival of spring-yay!  Third grade had the chance to design a trap for a leprechaun given just a few household items like straws, rubber bands, paper and tape to name a few.  At the end of the challenge, their design had to be able to hold and trick a 12 inch or shorter leprechaun without harming him/her, include items to entice a leprechaun and/or camouflage, and show teamwork in the design process.  We presented our final traps to each other and created a small book for each team including our positive "thumbs up" comments and suggestions or advice.  Our traps were very creative; some included ladders, drop pits, fake gold, pulleys, etc.  Here's a video of us during the building process:




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