DIY Catapult - Explore Force, Acceleration, and Hooke's Law - Garage Physics

• Explore force, acceleration, Hooke's law, and parabolic trajectories by building and testing a fully-functional catapult
• Kit is designed for ages 15+
• Contains catapult base, sides, lever arm, rubber bands, screws, dowels, hook, and ping-pong ball
• Hands-on activities aid in the conceptualization of abstract mathematical ideas
• Instructions contain activity guidelines segmented by age group

 

The Eisco Garage Physics Catapult allows students to explore the concepts of force, acceleration, parabolic trajectory, center of mass, Hooke's law, vector components, and class 2 levers. The DIY kit is simple and quick to assemble, and includes adjustable parts to experiment with different initial conditions. Instructions included with the kit detail learning exercises and routes of further exploration. Everything needed to build the catapult is included. Correlates well with NGSS standards 3-PS2-1&2, MS-PS2-2, and HS-PS2-1 (Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions). Kit contains small parts that may be a choking hazard.