Year 4 have been making Roman catapults in small groups this afternoon. They were split into small teams and given a bunch of items without any instructions other than to 'make a catapult' I must say how impressed I was with the levels of teamwork that the children showed as they worked together to make their catapults. After a little while we gave the children a set of instructions, with pictures, to follow. Every group made a working catapult that could fire a small tin foil ball so WELL DONE! I've added the video this design came from if anyone wanted to try making one at home. I apologise in advance for any broken jugs or vases.
A brilliant lesson, the children showed great enthusiasm in designing and trying out their catapults.
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