EZ Trebuchet

EZ Trebuchet

SKU: SKU:41014

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Take your students on a journey through medieval times. The EZ Trebuchet is a quick, easy build – no gluing and no tools required. The trebuchet is counterbalanced by small washers and uses a lightweight bead on a string as the projectile. Students can experiment with various counterweight masses, different lengths of strings on the projectile, and beads with different masses as the projectile.

Looking for fun activities to accompany these materials? Download the EZ Trebuchet Elementary STEM Activity Guide for free here.

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Take your students on a journey through medieval times. The EZ Trebuchet is a quick, easy build – no gluing...

Grades 3-12
Regular price $8.50 USD
Regular price $9.95 USD Sale price $8.50 USD
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What You'll Get

EZ Trebuchet
  • Sheet of die-cut card stock
  • Pivot pin
  • O-ring
  • String
  • Paper clip
  • 4 pony beads
  • 15 metal washers

Learning Values

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Science

  • Mechanical advantage
  • Force and motion
  • Tangential velocity
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Technology

  • Historical perspectives
  • Problem solving
  • Systems
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Engineering

  • Data analysis and predictions
  • Technological design
  • Simple machines
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Math

  • Circumference
  • Ratios
  • Tangents