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The Magician's Catapult
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bendewald, Michael J. Zarske, Malinda Schaefer |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | In this activity, students reinforce their understanding of compound machines by building a catapult. Given the building materials, students design and build their catapult to launch a grape a certain distance. In this activity, students reinforce their understanding of compound machines by building a catapult. This compound machine consists of a lever and a wheel-and-axel. Catapults have been designed by engineers for a variety of purposes — from lifting boulders into the air for warfare to human beings for entertainment; the projectiles in this activity are grapes for a magic act. Given the building materials, students design and build their catapult to launch a grape a certain distance. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Structural Engineering Wheel-and-axel Catapult Compound Machine Simple Machine Lever Constraints |
| Content Type | Text Video |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics |
