What materials are good for a homemade catapult?
Materials
- Eight craft sticks (popsicle sticks)
- Four or five sturdy rubber bands.
- Glue.
- Plastic bottle cap to hold a cotton ball.
- Cotton ball (If you do not have any available, you can make a small ball by crumbling some paper.)
- Small open area (One square meter will do.
How do you make a catapult at home for kids?
Build a Catapult for Kids Stack 2 craft sticks together, and wrap a rubber band around the very end. Separate the 2 craft sticks. Place the stack of 5 craft sticks between the 2 craft sticks. Wrap a rubber band around all of the craft sticks to hold the catapult together.
How do you make a simple catapult with a spoon?
Instructions
- Take 5 sticks and stack them, securing one end with a rubber band.
- Slide one more stick between the bottom stick and the rest of the stack.
- Secure the other end with a rubber band.
- Place the spoon on top, and attach the end of the spoon to the end of the single stick with the last rubber band.
How do you make a simple catapult without Popsicle sticks?
Catapult Projectiles for Kids
- Crumpled paper balls.
- Marshmallows.
- Craft Pom-poms.
- Sponge “bombs” or sponge pieces – wet or dry.
- Cotton balls.
- Ping pong balls.
- Duct tape or masking tape balls.
- Stuffed animals!
How do you build a simple catapult?
Simple craft stick catapult:
- Stack five craft sticks together and wrap a rubber band around each end.
- Stack two craft sticks and wrap a rubber band around only one end.
- Slide the five sticks in-between the two sticks, as shown.
- Wrap a rubber band where the two sections meet to hold the catapult together.
What makes a strong catapult?
Catapult physics is basically the use of stored energy to hurl a projectile (the payload), without the use of an explosive. The three primary energy storage mechanisms are tension, torsion, and gravity. The catapult has proven to be a very effective weapon during ancient times, capable of inflicting great damage.