Samantha Smith’s first grade class at Tooker Avenue Elementary School combined science lessons with St. Patrick’s Day fun on March 17. The students started the lesson with a scavenger hunt to find clues around the classroom left by the leprechaun. The final clue led them to a green-themed science experiment. 

Using green-colored baking soda and vinegar, students predicted what would happen when the two materials mixed together. Using their recording sheet, they wrote a hypothesis, the materials used, the procedure, along with results and observations. After mixing the vinegar and baking soda, the reaction also revealed a gold coin at the bottom of the experiment left by the leprechaun. 

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Date Added: 3/24/2025