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title: Paddlepop Catapult (public)
description: "Discover how the catapult was originally used in medieval battles to launch rocks at castle walls - with paddlepop stick catapults! Teachers will construct a mini catapult with paddlepop sticks and simple equipment to test the launch capacity of small…"
url: "https://stansw.asn.au/resource/paddlepop-catapult/"
updated: "2024-11-13"
category: "K-6 Resources"
tags:
  - Primary 
  - Working Scientifically 
---

# Paddlepop Catapult (public)

Discover how the catapult was originally used in medieval battles to launch rocks at castle walls - with paddlepop stick catapults! Teachers will construct a mini catapult with paddlepop sticks and simple equipment to test the launch capacity of small objects. An interactive activity for the classroom with a myriad of options to extend the investigation for your class. Teachers will come away with equipment to make a catapult, an example learning and recording page as well as a step-by-step construction plan.

Presented by Heather Bunting at the STANSW 2024 Conference.

**Associated Resources to download:**

[Paddlepop stick catapult one pager](https://stansw.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Paddlepop-stick-catapult-one-pager.docx)

[2024 STANSW Conference PPT Catapults](https://stansw.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-STANSW-Conference-PPT-Catapults.pdf)