Leprechaun Survival Guide: (STEM & Physics)

PLEASE NOTE: This resource is a Single Activity Sample.
It is designed to give you a high-quality taster of the full engineering-themed St. Patrick’s Day project.Step into the role of a Lead Safety Engineer at the Department of Leprechaun Safety and Counter-Engineering. In this focused STEM activity, students must conduct a Vulnerability Assessment Report on an amateur ‘Stick and Box’ trap to prevent a gold loss.

What is included in this activity?

• Vulnerability Assessment Report: A structured field report to analyse the mechanical weaknesses of a basic trap design.
• Technical Analysis: Students must identify three Critical Failure Points using precise physics and engineering terminology (e.g., friction, centre of gravity, reaction time).
• Simple Machines Audit: An introduction to integrating levers, pulleys, wedges, and inclined planes into capture systems.
• Full Answer Key & Rubric: Includes an internal instructor document with expected technical responses and a 3-point grading rubric for ‘Lead Designers’.

Curriculum Standards (National Curriculum for England)
This activity is tailored for Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) and aligns with the following:

Science (Physics)

• Forces: Describing the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces, and the use of levers and pulleys to multiply forces.
• Motion: Analysing reaction times and the effect of gravity on falling objects.
• Energy: Identifying gravitational potential energy within mechanical trigger systems.

Design and Technology (D&T)

• Evaluation: Critically analysing the work of others (amateur designs) to suggest technical improvements.
• Technical Knowledge: Applying an understanding of mechanical systems and structural stability.

** Product Details**

• Format: High-quality PDF ready for printing.

• Language: British English (e.g., Analyse, Optimisation, Centre).

• Context: Part of the Bioluna Learning 2026 collection.

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