Linked to their topic of Invaders the children made some incredible catapults.
Process:
1) Research - Use of Catapults, what they look like (annotated drawing) and how they work.
2) Class Design Criteria
3) Focused Task - Experimenting with Levers, bars, fulcrum to create moving part.
4) Own Design - Tools and Materials needed.
5) Step by Step Plan
6) Making the Product
7) Testing the Product
8) Class Competition - Whose catapult launched the projectile the furthest?
9) Evaluating the Product
10) Evaluating themselves as a learner.