Lesson Idea | Launch into Learning: Catapults!
Provider: TeachEngineering
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Selected for its hands-on, cross-curricular approach to teaching force, accuracy, and angles through practical catapult design and testing
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This lesson is about learning the science and math behind catapults, including force, accuracy, precision, and angles, before designing, building, and testing their own catapults. Students explore how force affects motion, the difference between accuracy and precision, and why a 45-degree angle is best for launching a projectile the farthest. It is designed for elementary and middle school students and connects to Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core Math, and technology standards. The lesson is for teachers who want to engage students in hands-on learning while building understanding of core science and math concepts through engineering-based activities.
Educational Standards
• NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards - Science
• Common Core State Standards - Math
• International Technology and Engineering Educators Association - Technology
• State Standards
Lesson Idea | Launch into Learning: Catapults!
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