Popsicle Catapult

 

My Catapult

 By Zade

 Last week all my class made different catapults to see whos went the furthest. We could only use 1 wooden spoon, 15 popsicle sticks and 12 rubber bands at max. We worked in partners and Finn and I worked together. 

 We were scrolling through google trying to find the right catapult. I found a regular catapult that you pull back the spoon and let go to make it fire. Finn thought that a standing catapult that has a lot of pull back would do a lot better but I convinced him to use the catapult design we were originally going to use.

 A catapult is basically a lever that you push down one side and the other side goes flying up at Top Speed. We used one rubber band and tied it around 7 rubber bands to make them stay together and to make the height enough because we can pull the spoon back enough to fire it far. We tied the spoon to the sticks and that was our catapult.

 Me and Finn came second place and during the competition, the design Finn wanted came last. We used tin foil to put in the wooden spoon because it’s not too heavy but not too light and if it hits somebody in the eye, it won't hurt. We had two turns at using our catapults for the competition. Cameron and Benny came first place and on their first try their wooden spoon broke while they used it. The competition was really fun and I enjoyed myself a lot. Hope you know how to make a rubber band by now.