Teacher Notes:

Forces of Physics Worksheet

KS2&3

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Workshop Agenda1. Arrive at the Mighty Trebuchet on River Island (see map on page 2)2. Meet Oliver the Castle Scientist3. Participate in workshop and live demonstration whilst completing this worksheet4. Watch the Mighty Trebuchet (demonstration at daily show times only)

Learning ObjectivesBy completing this wo

rkshop children will:

Learn about what forces interfere with the ra

nge of weapons used at war

See and measure how projection and leverage

can influence

the distance, speed and height of projectil

es

Watch a live demonstration of the Trebuchet

Get a hands-on approach to help interpret for

ces in real life

Introduction Pupils will learn about the Forces of Physics in an interactiveworkshop that allows them to get close to Warwick Castles weapons of war! The workshopincludes a live demonstration of our Mighty Trebuchet (during daily showings) andprovides a hands-on approach that will allow them to interpret forces for themselves!

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Pupil Worksheet

Pupils name:

Activity 1 Fill in the gaps!In the following paragraph there are some words missing. The missing words you need

are listed below. Fit the right word into the right space. One word is used twice and

one word is not used at all!

Word list:Gravity, Equal, Unequal, Friction, Air Resistance, Streamlined, Rough, Smooth, Push, Pull.

Activity 2 Draw a picture of one of the weapons you have heard about today.Draw some arrows indicating what forces are acting on the weapon or that the weapon

is exerting.

The Mighty Trebuchet fires a stone which falls to earth because of ____________.

The stone is slowed down as it flies because of _____________________, but when

an arrow is fired it flies well because it is ________________________.

When you draw back an arrow you _____ back the bow string. When you let go of the

string it gives the arrow a _________.

The Trebuchet gets hot when it is wound up because of _________. The wood in it rubs

together because the wood is _________. To make the parts move better we need to

make them as ________ as possible.

When the sword hits the shield it gives the shield a ________. However the sword does

not get through the shield because the shield pushes back with an _________ force.

Pupil Worksheet continued

Activity 3 These two objects are flying through the air to defendWarwick Castle, one is better at flying through the air than the other, which one?

Activity 4 List up to three more examples of forces in action here at the Castle:

Things to do when you get back to the classroom!

Answer:

What features make it better?

1

2

3

Look for other examples in your classroom that require forces to move. List up to 10 items.

Build your own catapult! Get into teams of 3 to 6 and create your own craft stick catapult.

See what happens when you:1. Extend the catapults throwing arm length 2. Change the weight of the item being launched

Learn how to build a catapult at http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/28871/catapult-for-kids-to-make.

Supplies needed: 7 craft sticks; 3 rubber bands; a milk cap;cotton balls (or other objects to launch).