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Join 7th grade integrated science and math teacher, Zara Acosta, as she leads her students through a six week catapult design project. Students learn about the laws of motion and forces, probability, and engineering design, and then apply these principles to design their own catapult. Multiple firings of the catapult over the six weeks give students practice with data analysis, with the goal of improving the catapult's accuracy. 

 

Making Stuff, technology reporter David Pogue takes viewers on a fun-filled tour of the material world we live in, and the one that may lie ahead. Get a behind-the-scenes look at scientific innovations ushering in a new generation of materials that are different than anything we've ever seen. The media resources below enable educators to get an inside look at the field of materials science and encourage a better understanding of the scientific innovations that are developing materials that will shape our future. For additional classroom resources, download the Making Stuff Activity Guide, which contains four materials science activities that can be used in after school or out-of-school programs, or other settings.