Construct-A-Catapult

by Lee Pulis

In this hands-on approach to the physics of product design, students apply concepts such as heat transfer, buoyancy, elasticity, or insulation to the development of everyday items. Necessary materials are inexpensive and easy to find.Launch into science. It's no stretch to claim that catapults are fun. Launch your students into a hands-on application of concepts such as torsion and elasticity as they learn the physics behind overcoming gravity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087355180X
• ISBN13: 9780873551809
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.