Engage your students with a hands-on STEM catapult project including video, PowerPoint, and worksheets. This catapult STEM challenge helps students explore variables, forces, and motion through an interactive and fun experiment.

Make science meaningful with this highly engaging STEM activity catapult resource. This complete catapult STEM challenge allows students to build, test, and improve their own catapult while exploring important scientific concepts like variables, force, motion, and energy.

Students will actively participate in a STEM catapult project where they predict, test, measure, and analyze results. This catapult STEM challenge variables activity supports scientific thinking and inquiry-based learning in a simple, accessible way.

This resource includes everything you need to run a successful STEM activity catapult lesson with minimal prep.

What’s Included

✔ Instructional Video (clear demonstration of the catapult build)
✔ Editable PowerPoint presentation (step-by-step guidance)
✔ Printable Worksheets (8 pages) including:

• Prediction page
• Experiment recording sheet
• Results analysis
• Design improvement reflection
  ✔ Teacher guide with materials and instructions
  ✔ Black and white student-friendly design (easy printing)

Skills Covered

• Scientific Method
• Identifying and testing variables
• Forces and motion
• Measurement and data recording
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• STEM engineering design process

Why Teachers Love It

• Ready-to-use STEM catapult project
• Combines video + PPT + worksheets
• Clear structure for classroom use
• Engaging catapult STEM challenge students love
• Works for multiple grade levels
• Minimal prep required

Perfect For

• STEM lessons
• Science centers
• Hands-on experiments
• Sub plans
• Early finishers
• Inquiry-based learning

Differentiation Options

• Use guided worksheets for beginners
• Allow open-ended design improvements for advanced students
• Pair or group work options
• Visual supports included

File Types Included

• PDF (worksheets)
• PowerPoint (editable lesson)
• Video file

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