![]() ![]() Release the spoon to launch your pom pom! Hold the catapult with one hand, and use the other hand to pull the spoon down. Rubber band a spoon to the upper popsicle stick.ħ. Rubber band the stack of popsicle sticks to just the upper popsicle stick.ĥ. ![]() ![]() Pull the two popsicle sticks slightly apart and place the larger stack of popsicle sticks in between them.Ĥ. Rubberband them together on just one end.ģ. Take two additional popsicle sticks and stack them together. Make a stack of popsicle sticks and rubber band them together on each end.Ģ. *We painted our craft sticks ahead of time (with our favorite tempera paint), because the kids just love to paint! But, you can also buy craft sticks that are already colored or just use plain craft sticks.ġ. Both Theo (age 4) and Lucy (age 7) were enthralled with the activity and came up with all kinds of theories and predictions when using the catapults! Materials for Popsicle Stick Catapultsĭirections for Making Popsicle Stick Catapults I was absolutely thrilled to see all the learning that took place with this science activity. One of the first science activities my kids wanted to try from the book was making popsicle stick catapults. This is definitely a high-quaility, must-own STEM resource for educators and parents! And, I absolutely love how The Curious Kid’s Science Book includes ways to extend the learning of each activity, as well as provides questions to promote even more critical thinking. Not only is every activity in the book an amazing learning experience, but what makes this science resource really stand out is how the science experiments actually promote inquiry and scientific thinking. The Curious Kid’s Science Book is packed with over 100 quality science activities for children ages 4-8. I knew after trying out all kinds of cool kids’ activities from Asia Citro’s first book, 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids, that her newest book centered around science was going to be an absolute hit! All thoughts and opinions are definitely my own. The craft stick catapults were super fun and a great learning experience for both my preschooler and 2nd grader! And, after reading through The Curious Kid’s Science Book, we’ve got many more science activities we can’t wait to try!ĭisclosure: I was sent a complimentary copy of this book to review. Your popsicle stick catapult stores potential energy when you pull the spoon down.Recently the kids and I made popsicle stick catapults from Asia Citro’s newest book, The Curious Kid’s Science Book. There are many types of catapults that all work a little differently. The three main energy storage tools are tension, torsion, and gravity. Catapults use physics to store energy and then release it very quickly to fire an object. That’s over 2,300 years ago! Catapults were used in many ancient wars to launch things over high castle walls. The earliest written records of catapults date back to the 3 rd century BC. How accurate is your catapult? Pick an object close to you and try to shoot your pom pom at it.Does the number of sticks that are stacked in the middle matter? Try rebuilding your catapult with just three plain sticks in the middle.Does the force you apply to the spoon change how far the object flies? Try pushing very lightly and then pull the spoon down hard.Does the weight of what you are shooting make it go a longer or shorter distance? Try shooting different objects to see if the weight affects distance.Place your pom pom in the spoon and press down on the very top to launch!.Tuck the bottom of the spoon into the rubber band holding the stack of two together. Grab your spoon and tuck it through the middle rubber band.Your creation should now look like a lowercase t. The rubber band should look like an X in the middle. Do this by putting the rubber band over two of the stacks at a time. Hold your stack of five sticks in place and put a rubber band around them and your two parallel sticks to hold it all together.Pull your two colored sticks apart slightly and slide the stack of five plain sticks in between.Rubber band just one end of them together close to the edge. Take your remaining two popsicle sticks and stack them on top of each other.Make a stack of 5 plain popsicle sticks all on top of each other.Pom poms, cotton balls, or other objects safe to use as projectiles.You can check out these titles on Hoopla for other catapult designs: Stomp Rockets, Catapults, And Kaleidoscopes and The Art of the Catapult. Give them a try using the instructions below. These easy catapults can be used to explore multiple engineering and physics concepts. This simple science experiment can be used over and over for hours of fun! You can make these five-step catapults with materials you likely have at home. ![]()
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