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Currently on order. 36 units arriving approximately 02/25/2010.
Pathfinders' innovative wooden science kits build working replicas of infamous and powerful, medieval siege engines, including the Catapult. While these scale models will only be smashing down imaginary castle walls, they are loads of fun to build and use.
Weapons that once smashed castle and fortress walls changed the course of many a kingdom! Building this catapult allows children and adults to explore the link between design, materials and technology. A wonderful lesson in how basic mechanical principles turned simple materials into very useful and effective tools.
Pathfinders kits are designed by Derek Wulff, a science educator in British Columbia, and made in Canada. The kits are based on historic designs: the Catapult on ones used during the Middle Ages. The kits use only wood and rope. Pieces are joined by wooden dowels, not screws or nails. No elastic, rubber, motor or batteries are used to create the movement of these device's swing arms. All pieces are pre-cut and drilled requiring only wood or white glue to assemble. The instructions are detailed and complete with educational notes about the siege engine.
When completed, the Catapult stands 6 in tall x 5 in wide x 10 in long. It can shoot a ball of soft modeling clay over 15 feet when properly tuned. (Modeling clay is included in the kit.)
Catapult Science Kit
Objects fly 10 ft or more - imaginations fly further
Discover science principles in assembly & exploration of a working device
Test different weights of projectiles
Make predictions and measure distances
Put together basics of physics, engineering, devices of antiquity, history
Explore the links between design, materials, and technology
Experiment with tension, torsion, traction and gravity
Study trajectory and use of a power source for hurling objects
Safety Instructions Included
Assembly time: 1-2 hours
Use with adult supervision
Ages 10+
Toy Value Index: 8.76
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Fat Brain Index: 8.19
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Posted 20 days ago by Terry L. Stroud
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This was a gift for my husband. He said it was easy to assemble and seems sturdy for its size. It arrived promptly.
Extremely Fun Activity
Posted 1/2/2010 by Evelyn
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My 11-year old needed some help to build this catapult, which requires wood glue and about an hour's worth of patience. It has been well worth the effort, though, as it works exactly as it should and really DOES fling a piece of clay 15'. It has been fun experimenting with catapulting various materials. I will buy the trebuchet to check that out, too.
My rating of Catapult Kit
Posted 1/2/2010 by Henry Fiacco
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Good instructions, pieces fit well, good quality. Educationally very good.
Catapult Kit
Posted 1/1/2010 by Mary Strauss
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This was really super. All of the pieces fit together as they were supposed to. It took us about 45 minutes to put together using hot glue and it really catapults things across the room.
Catapult Kit
Posted 12/26/2009 by Daniel T
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Great product. My son had a lot of fun putting it together and even more fun firing "missiles" at me. The catapult was not too difficult to put together and really works. It is designed more authentically with a tension string, rather than elastic rubber bands, like some other kits. The only disappointment is that the locking pin for the firing arm doesn't hold the arm down. But my son just uses it without the locking pin.
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Currently on order. We have 36 units arriving approximately Thursday, Feb 25.
Elkhorn, Nebraska USA 68022