Secondary

Stage 5 STEM Trebuchet Project

This semester, Stage 5 STEM has been designing, building, and testing their own trebuchet to launch a cricket ball. It has been a fun but challenging project that has tested the student’s patience and engineering skills.

 Students had to use recycled materials and their own plans to construct the device and have enjoyed great success in the project. The part that has challenged them the most has been the sling device that releases the ball at the correct time. It was a lot more fiddly than they anticipated and has tested their design process skills. The class looks forward to sharing some videos of the trebuchets launching the projectiles soon.

Mr Corcoran l STEM Teacher