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EZ Trebuchet

SKU: W41014
A Pitsco Exclusive

Description

Take your students on a journey through medieval times. The EZ Trebuchet is a quick, easy build – no gluing and no tools required. The trebuchet is counterbalanced by small washers and uses a lightweight bead on a string as the projectile. Students can experiment with various counterweight masses, different lengths of strings on the projectile, and beads with different masses as the projectile.

Looking for fun activities to accompany these materials? Download the EZ Trebuchet Elementary STEM Activity Guide for free here.

Order 30 kits to build a class pack!

Details

Type: Project Kits Grades: 3-12

Safety

What You'll Get

  • Sheet of die-cut card stock
  • Pivot pin
  • O-ring
  • String
  • Paper clip
  • 4 pony beads
  • 15 metal washers

Resources

Learning Values

Science
  • Mechanical advantage
  • Force and motion
  • Tangential velocity
Technology
  • Historical perspectives
  • Problem solving
  • Systems
Engineering
  • Data analysis and predictions
  • Technological design
  • Simple machines
Math
  • Circumference
  • Ratios
  • Tangents

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