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Hands-on STEM worksheet for elementary students showing catapult creation instructions, materials list, and launch distance measurement trials.
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Catapult Creation and Testing

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This hands-on engineering worksheet guides students in Grades 1–5 through building a simple catapult from a spoon, craft sticks, and rubber bands, then testing it in groups of 2–3. Students launch a small object at a target and measure the distance using a ruler across five trials. Ideal for STEM stations, simple-machines units, or science stations.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Engineering
Grade Level:
1st – 5th Grades
Updated October 2025

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