Historic Environment Scotland’s Make a Mini Catapult with Craft Knight Video

Watch this free education video from Historic Environment Scotland to make your own mini catapult.

Suitable for: KS1, KS2

Subjects: Art & Design, Design & Technology, History, Science

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Make your own mini catapult.

A catapult was a kind of siege weapon, a machine people used to attack castles. Use this free educational video from Historic Environment Scotland to create your own and see how far you throw something.

This educational video is accompanied by a supporting PDF.

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Suitable for: KS1, KS2

Subjects: Art & Design, Design & Technology, History, Science

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