Catapult Project

Define the Problem

You will apply aesthetic and engineering design principles to design a marshmallow launcher. The launcher must be able to fire from three specific positions for various points. Each individual will be given a period of 30 seconds to warm up, prior to a 120-second period to score as many points as possible. Only two marshmallows can be used during any given testing period.

Brainstorming

In engineering notebook

Reasearch/Generating Ideas

Criteria/Constraints

Exploring Possibilities

Select an Approach

Developing a Design Proposal

Make a Model or Prototype

Full Scale Drawing.

Test and Evaluate

Refine and Improve

After finishing my project, it threw the ball straight instead of at an angle, so I had to make a barrier to stop the catapult at an angle to try and make it throw at an angle.