Learn how velocity and distance work in this balloon blast game.
A catapult is a military device that was used in ancient and medieval times to hurl stones, spears, and other objects. There were many different types of catapults developed and used throughout history. The most well-known catapult is the bucket catapult, which used a winched down - arm with a bucket on the end to toss objects. The catapult used in our Balloon Blast game is called a trebuchet.
- Explore Catapult: Questions in this inquiry-based worksheet encourage experimentation and exploration of the Balloon Blast catapult game at The Hobby Shop On-line.
- Explore Catapult (Master)
- Catapult Graphing: A guided graphing exercise in charting the course of projectile in flight using the variables of angle, range and maximum height, followed by short-answer questions requiring observation, recall and critical thinking.
- Catapult Graphing (Master)
- Catapult Activity Web Guide: Students can play the Balloon Blast catapult game at The Hobby Shop On-line to complete this worksheet about ballistics and projectile motion.
- Catapult Activity Web Guide (Master)
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Catapult Calamity
Students will use engineering skills and knowledge of forces, motion, angles and simple machines to build a catapult that will hit multiple targets.
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