Our Popsicle Stick Catapult

 Materials:        

• 2 larger craft sticks or tongue depressors
• 8 popsicle sticks or smaller craft sticks
• 3 rubber bands
• 1 milk jug lid
• 1 Glue dot
• Small objects to hurl across the room
  ​(pompoms, beans, etc.)

Putting it together:
Place 1 of the smaller craft sticks down and lay 1 of the larger craft sticks across it. Then place the rest of the smaller craft sticks on top of the larger craft stick opposite from the first stick.

Wrap rubber bands around each end of the smaller craft sticks

Attach the milk jug lid by placing a glue dot on one end of the unused larger craft stick and pressing the flat side of the lid on top of the glue dot.

Set the stick with the lid on top of the stack of craft sticks parallel to the first large craft stick with the cup of the lid facing up. (It will look like a triangle or tweezers) Rubberband the other two ends together.
 
Once you have all the pieces together you should be able to put a small object (like a pompom) into the cup. Press down on the top stick and see how far your object flies!
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You can adjust how much flex your catapult has by moving the “stack” back and forth on the bottom stick.

Links to check out based on the Popsicle Stick Catapult:

Think Stretch Stay Brilliant

YouTube