The Pumpkin Catapult STEM Challenge is a hands-on fall activity where students design and test their own catapults to launch candy pumpkins. Through this engaging challenge, students apply the engineering design process while learning about force and motion in a fun, seasonal way. To extend thinking, students respond to Depth & Complexity prompts connected to the icons Trends, Change Over Time, and Rules. They analyze patterns in their results, reflect on how their designs evolved over time,