LI: Practical build challenge to design and create a new newspaper model of a catapult.
For this week, we were creating a catapult. A catapult is a simple machine that was used to launch heavy objects at enemies with great force. These machines are used for militaries, battles or war. There are 3 main catapults, they are Trechubet, Mangonel, and Ballista. We had to be creative and build a catapult with newspaper and tape. Our catapult was inspired by the Mangonel. After we completed it, we tested out how far it could launch.
I found this activity enjoyable because it was fun how we using out creativity to build our catapults.