Build a Catapult! STEM Challenge - Teacher and Student Editions Grades 4-6

*DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: Will be sent via messenger after purchase* A hands-on engineering challenge your students will actually remember. Students build a catapult from craft sticks and rubber bands, then test it with marshmallows and pom-poms to explore force, motion, and energy. Everything is included and no extra prep is needed. What's inside: *Teacher Edition with scripted discussion prompts, expected student responses, differentiation by grade, proficiency indicators, expected result ranges, troubleshooting table, and extension activities. *Student Edition with checkable build steps, a science reading section, differentiated data tables for Grades 4, 5, and 6, and 11 analysis questions. Labeled assembly diagram with force arrows, energy callouts, and pull-back position marks. *Ohio Standards covered: Grade 4 PS.A and PS.B on forces and motion. Grade 5 PS.C and PS.D on mass and balanced and unbalanced forces. Grade 6 PS.E and PS.F covering Speed = Distance divided by Time (aligns with math standard 6.RP.3) and kinetic and potential energy. *Materials per group cost under $3 and include craft sticks, rubber bands, a spoon, masking tape, and marshmallows. 60-75 minutes | Grades 4-6 | Editable document

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