Catapult for Kids!

Catapult For Kids:

Involved in this STEM activity students are to create a catapult. This is a very fun and interactive activity, students can learn about science while catapulting objects in the air! In order to make a catapult you have to follow these simple and fun steps:

Step 1: Stack 5 craft sticks together, and rubber band the ends.

Step 2: Stack 2 craft sticks together, and warp a rubber band around the very end.

Step 3: Separate the 2 craft sticks. Place the stack of 5 craft sticks between the 2 sticks. 

Step 4: Wrap a rubber band around all of the craft sticks to hold the catapult together.

Step 5: Glue a milk cap (or something similar) on to serve as a launching platform.

Step 6: Push down on the top craft stick and release to launch an object from the cap. 

After students have created their catapults they can create an experiment using their catapult. They can either: 

• Launch an object from the catapult multiple times and measure how far it travels each time. 
• Launch different objects from the catapult and measure how far each object travels.
• Compare catapults. Build more than one catapult (the same or different design). Launch the same object from each catapult and measure how far it travels. 

Supplies needed:

• 7 craft sticks
• 3 rubber bands
• A milk cap
• Cotton Balls (or other objects to launch)

This is a very fun and different STEM activity! Students can learn, have fun, and be very creative!