The catapult has to be able to store tension and release it when we want to launch our snowball. Does that mean stacking lots of wood sticks together? Arranging them in a particular three-dimensional shape? bracing the structure in specific ways? These are all things to think about and plan for while creating your catapult. When designing your catapult you will want to think about how you can create a strong base structure. If your system accumulates too much tension it might not put all that energy into launching your snowball, but instead into breaking your catapult. If we want to be able to fling our snowballs as far as possible, we will need to be able to accumulate a lot of tension in the system just before launch. Here are a few things to think about while designing your catapult. That tension can be stored in the bending of our wood sticks, the stretching of rubber bands, or some combination of both. The catapult uses the accumulation of tension to create the force of launch. The catapult is a device, invented in medieval times, used to launch heavy objects. Rubber bands (again, the Dollar Store is the place to go for these).Wood craft sticks (Dollar Store is a great place to get these).It will challenge kids to think outside of the box when they have to make a catapult with nothing but wood sticks and rubber bands (or maybe you allow them hot glue). By keeping the supply list simple, we are actually making the project very difficult. You won’t need much in materials for this kids catapult project. This can be a great activity to pair with the creation of fake snow too.
We created our catapults in the winter to toss ‘snowballs’ aka cotton balls around. Share on Pinterest Share on Facebook Share on EmailĬatapult design is a great way to engage kids in catapults (because CATAPULTS!) and also teach the engineering and design process.
0 kommentar(er)
