{"id":1277,"date":"2016-02-06T01:37:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T14:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2019-08-26T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T04:08:03","slug":"upcycled-catapult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/upcycled-catapult\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Upcycled Catapult {STEM goes green}"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to make an easy, upcycled catapult! Fun physics for kids<\/a>. Choose your own projectile….<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Easy<\/p>\n

Have you heard of the 28 Days of Hands-On STEM Activities for Kids<\/a> blog hop that’s running all this month? We’re tickled pink to be joining in. There’s 4 weeks of fun science, with each week revolving around a different theme. This week’s theme is STEM Goes Green, and we’re sharing a fun environmentally-friendly science project that kids can make, using upcycled materials that you can find at home<\/a>. Bonus that it takes only a few minutes to make<\/a>, so the kids can start having fun straight away.<\/p>\n

\"Toddler<\/p>\n

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Suitable for<\/h3>\n

This is a fun physics experiment that can be easily tailored to suit different ages:
– Toddlers<\/a> will simply enjoy the cause and effect. (Choose a soft projectile).
– Preschoolers<\/a> might like to experiment with different projectiles to see what will shoot the furthest or highest.
– Kindergarteners and early primary school kids<\/a> should be able to make this themselves, perhaps trying out different materials from around the house. Experiment with moving the fulcrum and\/or using a longer beam to see how this affects the results. Set up a target and see if they can hit it. Keep score.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Launching<\/p>\n

To make this easy DIY catapult, you will need:<\/h2>\n