Today in Science we made our very own catapult using marshmallow.  Great fun was had by all.

Our aim was to  demonstrate our understanding of motion and forces by using the catapults to launch the marshmallow.

Materials:

4 large marshmallows

7 bamboo skewers

a thin rubber band

Plastic spoon

Masking tape

How we made it:

Using 3 marshmallows and 3 skewers, we formed a triangle as our base.

We used 3 more skewers and 1 more marshmallow to form a pyramid.

We taped a plastic spoon securely onto the end of another skewer.

Next we looped a thin rubber band around the topmost marshmallow.

Finally, we inserted the spoon skewer through the thin rubber band, into one of the base marshmallow.