Math Made Easy! Stem Project - Building a Marshmallow Catapult

In this one time class learners will build a marshmallow catapult and have fun launching various items across the room!

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45 minutes

per class

Meets once

7-10

year olds

3-12

learners per class

per learner

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Description

Class Experience

Students will follow along with step by step instructions to build a marshmallow catapult using simple supplies.  We will discuss the shape formed - a tetrahedron - and learn about it's vertices and faces.   We will talk about how the rubber band is elastic potential energy and how that energy will launch the object of choice into the air.  Students will learn terms such as parabola, vertex, maximum height etc as we explore the flight path.  Students will be encouraged to show off their...

Students will complete a STEM project and participate in a discussion about our marshmallow catapults!

None

Students will need:   
4 marshmallows (regular or jumbo)
7 skewer sticks 
1 thin rubber band
1 plastic spoon
Tape
Mini marshmallows (or Cheerios or pom poms. Anything that fits on the spoon will do as the projectile.)

45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Amanda Lee

Making Math Easy!

3 total reviews

2 completed classes

About Me

My goal is to make math easy! I have hundreds of tips and tricks I’ve gathered over my 15 years of teaching mathematics and I want to share them with you. I love seeing students faces light up when a topic that they thought was hard finally...