A kindergarten class needs to design a trap to catch a gingerbread man because he keeps escaping. The document provides steps for students to empathize with the gingerbread man by researching his characteristics, researching simple machines and leprechaun traps for inspiration, ideating trap designs by sketching 5 ideas and choosing one as a group, prototyping the trap with labeled drawings and building it, testing the trap, and evaluating whether it worked and how the group collaborated.

1. Trap that
Gingerbread
Man
Kinder Design
Challenge

3. ___________ needs a way
to _________ because
______________________.
PROBLEM STATEMENT

4. EMPATHIZE with the Gingerbread Man
1. What do you know about
Gingerbread Man?
2. How does he move?
3. How big is he?
4. What does he like?
5. What catches his attention?

5. RESEARCH
Simple Machines
How might you use a
simple machine to trap
your gingerbread man.

6. RESEARCH
How could you use
ideas from a
leprechaun trap to
design a trap to catch
your Gingerbread
Man?

7. IDEATE
Sketch out 5
DIFFERENT
Trap ideas...

8. IDEATE
As a group, decide
which trap you will
make.
CIRCLE your choice.

9. PROTOTYPE PART 1
1. Look at the materials available.
2. As a group draw a more detailed
drawing of your Gingerbread
Man trap. Make sure to label the
different parts.

10. PROTOTYPE PART 2
Build your
trap.
Work
together!

11. TEST
Test out your
trap.

12. EVALUATE
1. Did your trap work?
2. What would you change?
3. How did your group work
together?