STEM Fall Pumpkin Catapult - Math & Engineering Activity

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4th - 10th, Homeschool

Subjects

Math, Science, Gifted and Talented

Resource Type

Projects, Activities, Centers

Standards

CCSS4.MD.C.5

CCSS4.MD.C.6

CCSS5.MD.B.2

CCSS6.RP.A.1

CCSS6.RP.A.2

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29 pages

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My students loved it. I adapted some things like just having them do one catapult because it takes a lot of supplies and more time than anticipated.

— Casey T.

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My kids always appreciate schoolwork that isn't just a boring page of problems. I'm always delighted when we're able to make learning fun and this was exactly that. Thank you!

— Rachael N.

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Looking for a pumpkin chunkin catapult challenge? Look no further with this fall or Halloween, Thanksgiving, or fall-themed STEM catapult activity!

** Note: This activity is the same as our STEM catapult challenge product, only centered around a fall pumpkin theme**

This STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging fall-themed activity your students will love! Using the engineering design process along with math skills, teams of students will build two catapult designs from common materials. Each team will then test at three stations: Distance, Accuracy, and Power. Included are follow-up math problems for enhanced learning including angles, ratios, average, and graphing! One of my favorite STEM activities!

Included in this product:

Teachers guide with links to resources and photos
Editable instruction teacher slides with videos, science background, trivia, and design challenge steps to support classroom or distance learning instruction
Student catapult design sheet
Editable version for Google Slides, Flipgrid, and printed STEM journal
Editable Note to Parents
STEM Career Connection: Mechanical Engineering & Material Engineer
Student recording sheet for each station: accuracy, power (distance), and knocking over a tower
Math connection problems including angles, ratios, and averages, and graphing

Materials: This challenge can be completed with common materials such as craft sticks, rubber bands, ping pong balls, newspapers, cans, etc. Video links provided for instructions on building different versions.

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Total Pages

29 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

90 minutes

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS4.MD.C.5

Recognize angles as geometric shapes that are formed wherever two rays share a common endpoint, and understand concepts of angle measurement:

CCSS4.MD.C.6

Measure angles in whole-number degrees using a protractor. Sketch angles of specified measure.

CCSS5.MD.B.2

Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Use operations on fractions for this grade to solve problems involving information presented in line plots. For example, given different measurements of liquid in identical beakers, find the amount of liquid each beaker would contain if the total amount in all the beakers were redistributed equally.

CCSS6.RP.A.1

Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities. For example, “The ratio of wings to beaks in the bird house at the zoo was 2:1, because for every 2 wings there was 1 beak.” “For every vote candidate A received, candidate C received nearly three votes.”

CCSS6.RP.A.2

Understand the concept of a unit rate 𝘢/𝘣 associated with a ratio 𝘢:𝘣 with 𝘣 ≠ 0, and use rate language in the context of a ratio relationship. For example, “This recipe has a ratio of 3 cups of flour to 4 cups of sugar, so there is 3/4 cup of flour for each cup of sugar.” “We paid $75 for 15 hamburgers, which is a rate of $5 per hamburger.”

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