Pumpkin Catapult Engineering: Force & Motion

Description

Launch into Learning with This Engaging Fall STEM Challenge! Bring force and motion to life with this pumpkin catapult engineering activity! Students will design, build, and test their own mini catapults in a hands-on exploration of simple machines and Newton’s Laws. Perfect for fall or Halloween-themed STEM fun, this resource includes everything you need for a successful classroom experience.

What’s Included:

✔️ Slideshow presentation to introduce key concepts ✔️ Printable and digital student worksheets ✔️ Planning and reflection sheets ✔️ Data tracking pages for measurement and analysis ✔️ Teacher lesson plan with step-by-step directions

Designed to reinforce critical thinking, collaboration, and the scientific method, this activity is ideal for upper elementary and middle school students.

Aligned With:

Common Core Standards
Missouri Learning Standards
NAGC Gifted Standards

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Pumpkin Catapult Engineering: Force & Motion

Name: Pumpkin Catapult Engineering: Force & Motion
Brand: Hands On Equals Minds On
SKU: 13593989
Price: 10.00 USD
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Highlights

Digital downloads

Google Apps

Grades

1st - 3rd

Subjects

Engineering, Measurement, Physical Science

Standards

CCSS2.MD.A.1

CCSS2.MD.D.10

CCSS3.MD.A.1

Description

What’s Included:

Designed to reinforce critical thinking, collaboration, and the scientific method, this activity is ideal for upper elementary and middle school students.

Aligned With:

Common Core Standards
Missouri Learning Standards
NAGC Gifted Standards

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Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS2.MD.A.1

Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.

CCSS2.MD.D.10

Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.

CCSS3.MD.A.1

Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the problem on a number line diagram.