Historic Environment Scotland’s Make a Working Trebuchet

Download this free teaching resource from Historic Environment Scotland to make a working Trebuchet.

Suitable for: KS2

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

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Make your own Trebuchet.

A trebuchet is a special type of catapult. Trebuchets were powerful siege engines and were used in Scotland for attacking castles between the 1200s and the 1300s.

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Suitable for: KS2

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

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