I am so excited about this post. I have been waiting to do some Nanogirl science activities. I watched Nanogirl making a seesaw and using it as a catapult. Then I had to try and make a catapult with my science toolkit that I gathered earlier in the Summer Learning Journey. For this task I had to use a cardboard tube, string, blue tack, long handled spoon and a projectile of my choice.
Here is a picture of my seesaw catapult before I tested it.
Then comes the fun part. Testing my creation. How many times do you think I was able to hit my target?
Unfortunately I only got the target once. It was very frustrating. But I wasn’t going to give up until I got the target at least once. I am proud of the perseverance I used until I reached my goal. I had to evaluate and problem solve to get my goal. I changed the direction the spoon was pointing and also the distance that the target (cup) was from the spoon a few times. Eventually I got the right combo.
Even though it was hard, I still had lots of fun.
