Historic Environment Scotland’s Make a Mini Catapult

Make your own mini catapult.

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

This resource is accompanied by a supporting educational video.

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