Ryan Deitrick

Physics 9

12-19-17

The Catapult

The first ever catapult was built in 400BC. The catapult was built for military war use. The
Catapult was used by the Romans and many other people. I decided to pick my idea because the spoon
was at 40degrees. For this project I want to be able to be able to find out what the best thing to make a
catapult with.

Materials I used

 Rubber Bands
 Spoon
 Binder Clips
 Hot glue
 Popsicle Sticks

Distance (x) Time Angle Vx Vy Vi

4.5m 1.47s 40 3.06 m/s 14.4 m/s .2125 m
5m 1.78s 40 2.8 m/s 17.4 m/s 6.21 m
5m 1.80s 45 2.7 m/s 17.64 m/s .153 m