Turkey trap

How to make a wild turkey trap? Fig. 222.—The Coop Trap. The Coop Trap, shown in Fig. 222, can be used for trapping the larger variety...

WINCHESTER — On Tuesday afternoon, Garland Quarles Elementary School third graders tested their Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills by building traps out of sticks, balls, string and other resources to see if they could trap some turkeys before Thanksgiving.

There is a turkey on the loose and we need to trap him! After hearing the story, How to Catch a Turkey, my students were challenged to create a trap to catch the turkey in 10 minutes using just 25 Keva planks. After the traps were completed, each team presented their trap to their classmates and talked about how they would work. They came up with some very innovative traps! This was definitely a fun project for a short holiday week!

Turkey Preschool STEM Activities for Thanksgiving!

Struggling with planning and trying to figure out how to fit everything in? Here are three awesome Thanksgiving STEM challenges and ideas to try right now.

Learn about Pilgrims with this hands-on Thanksgiving STEM Challenge where students build a Pilgrim Home! Students learn to work cooperatively in small groups or on their own as they explore how a Pilgrim house was made back in the 1600's. A reading passage and questions are included to help students understand how pilgrim houses were made. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't…

Want to know the secret to navigating that challenging transition between Halloween and Christmas!?One of our favorite ways to increase student engagement is with STEM, and one of our favorite STEM activities is building a turkey trap. Follow these step-by-step instructions to engage your students in this real-world STEM challenge!