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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.)
Pathfinders 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 8.37
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Toy IQ 165
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grandparent
Posted 6/2/2010 by Ron
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The wooden section was easy to assemble although the tension string proved more difficult to attach. the directions were not clear. The section which holds catapult arm down did not work properly.
All in all my 9 year old grandson is enjoying this item and is looking forward to using it for a school project.
creative toy
Posted 4/23/2010 by Deb
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A gift for my 11 year old nephew. He like both assembling it and was looking forward to investigating what he could "hurl" with it from the back yard.
catapult
Posted 4/19/2010 by Joseph Glenn Jackson
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product has everything I hoped for, the working Catapult, and was a fun kit to build. The kit showed easy to understand instructions, and with simple tools and glue, was assembled in very little time.
Thank you
Review for Pathfinders Catapult Kit
Posted 4/14/2010 by Virginia Bellet
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It is of good wood as my grandson's teacher requested. It was easy to put together as he is 12 and did this before his father even got home from work. And it works great. We are very pleased as was his teacher.
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Posted 4/5/2010 by Susan Hopkins
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My grandson loved the catapult. He plays and plays with it.
Elkhorn, Nebraska USA 68022