Year 8 DAT Catapult Assessment

The title of this assessment is...

• Magician's Catapults

• Constructing Catapults

• Captivating Catapults

You will have ........ weeks to complete this work.

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 4

Which two simple machines are involved in the construction of a catapult?

• levers and pulleys

• levers and ramps

• levers and wheel and axel

• levers and wedges

The catapult you construct will be used by a ....

• magician

• carpenter

• soldier

• student

The final assessment is due in ...

• Week 6

• Week 7

• Week 8

• Week 9

The grape (projectile) is to be thrown ...... m by the catapult.

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

The catapult needs to be designed and constructed ....

• in groups of 4 students

• individually

• by the whole class

• in pairs

Which two components will be assessed?

• Catapult and teamwork

• Design Portfolio and drawings

• Design Portfolio and Catapult

• Drawings and Catapult

The name for an early example of a design is a ...

• Prototype

• Sample

• Example

• Version 1

One use for catapults is.....

• To launch aircraft

• To build a bridge

• To provide a ramp

• To be a seesaw