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Valentine's Day STEM Challenge Design Cupid's Catapult Lab PRINT and DIGITAL

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Grade Levels
3rd - 6th
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12 print, 15 digital
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My students loved doing this on Valentine's Day. We used different items items for them to launch things.
My students absolutely loved this activity! We were able to take our catapults outside and launch them on the black top! Such a fun STEM activity!
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Description

In this Valentine's Day themed STEM challenge, students design and build a catapult using popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a plastic spoon. Then, they test Cupid's catapult by launching candy hearts and measuring the distance they fly. This science lab experiment is the perfect hands on activity to do around Valentine's Day!

This resource includes:

  • teacher directions with discussion questions and extension activities
  • background information about catapults including when and how they were used, the parts of a catapult, and how they are used on aircraft carriers today
  • an introduction to the challenge
  • a student response page
  • a scoring rubric
  • a force copy link to a digital Google Slides version

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Total Pages
12 print, 15 digital
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
45 minutes
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Standards

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NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

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