Answer these questions as you build and test your catapult:
- What works and doesn't work? What changes did you make?
- What makes the catapult more accurate?
- What makes the bird go the furthest?
- Does mass affect the results?
- How do objects move?
- What are some forces that act on objects in motion?
- How did the catapult set the marshmallow in motion?
- What challenge did your catapult meet best, accuracy or distance?
- What helped the catapult?
- What happens when the arm of the lever is shortened or the load is moved?
- What happens when you move the fulcrum?
- What is the relationship between force and distance?
- What happens when you adjust the angle?