Medieval Trebuchet Competition for Students
Posted on Friday, June 04 @ 15:40:47 MDT by rick
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Medieval Trebuchet Competition for Students
at The Snohomish Pumpkin Hurl
Saturday, September 18
Snohomish, WA
The Snohomish Pumpkin Hurl is now in its 3rd year and we are so excited to add a student activity to the event.
What is it?
--Teams pit their skills against other regional student teams, by hand calibrating (or fully constructing) tabletop trebuchets to hurl objects the furthest distance. Afterward students keep trebuchets in their classrooms for future demonstrations and science experiments.
--5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders in teams of two compete for First, Second, and Third Place prizes.
--Retired Science teacher Bill Gruner of the Yakima School District will coordinate and run the competition...a demonstration of kinetic energy.
--FREE event entry for pre-registered teams. Entry requirement: 3 paragraph essay and diagram explaining how trebuchets operate.
For more information and to register your team, contact:
Debbie Carlson-Gould, Event Manager
Snohomish Festival of Pumpkins
425-308-8363
manager@FestivalofPumpkins.org
www.FestivalofPumpkins.org
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