Advertisement
Quick Links
Advertisement
Related Manuals for Eisco GARAGE PHYSICS GP00009
Summary of Contents for Eisco GARAGE PHYSICS GP00009
- Page 1 Large Trebuchet DIY Kit GP00009...
-
Page 2: Contents Of Kit
Guide for Educators Medieval weapons, engineering, and phys- Contents of Kit ics - not a bad way to spend a Saturday after- noon constructing this trebuchet which will throw Base plate, 2 A-frame supports, 4 wheel, the included ping pong ball more than 30 feet and beam arm, 3/8“... - Page 3 Pedagogical Guide 2) Attach the A-frame supports to the base plate by screwing the supplied wood screws into the Assembly pre-drilled holes. Be sure to orient the A-frames so the counter-sinks face out. 1) Attach the wheels to the base plate by insert- ing the supplied wooden pin into the wheel and then tapping the pin into the hole in the base.
- Page 4 4) Tie the sling assembly. This is a critical part of The purpose for having one string longer than the the assembly instructions and must be followed other is to compensate for the extra length re- closely for the trebuchet to fire and release cor- quired in one string to attach the sling to the rectly.
- Page 5 may not release properly, so adjust your knots should be threaded from below when the beam is until the corners are even with one another. oriented horizontal to the base plate with the long Since there is a bit of variability in the stretched arm toward the opening in the channel on the length of the string, you may find that what works base plate.
- Page 6 Loading and Launching 8) With the counterweight hanging naturally, the 9) Now pull the loaded sling pouch down into the beam comes to rest in a vertical orientation. In channel with one hand by pulling the beam tip this orientation, the sling should drape down the down with the other until it touches the base side of the beam on the side toward the open plate.
- Page 7 Be sure to keep your head back so you don’t Heavier vs lighter projectile: get hit in the face by the passing beam! Always be sure you have a clear firing range Forward vs back release angle: when you launch so that no one gets hit with a flying projectile! Larger vs.
- Page 8 Projectile description Projectile Release pin Baseplate Projectile Notes mass (F - forward (F - fixed or distance or B - back) R - rolling) Ping pong ball 30 ft Very flat trajectory.
- Page 9 Follow-up Questions and Activities Try firing the trebuchet without a projectile. This 13) Were your hypotheses correct? Can you is called ‘dry firing’. In this case, no energy is come up with explanations for your results? transferred to a projectile so you can see more easily where the energy goes.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the GARAGE PHYSICS GP00009 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers