Exploring elasticity and energy with catapults

Mar 1, 2019

On Wednesday, Feb. 27, the Marion Natural History Museum after school group enjoyed a lesson in elasticity and energy with engineer Mark Whalen. Whalen is an engineering professor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. 

Students in the group built catapults and had a lot of fun launching a variety of objects. They also made modifications to their catapults to improve their launching abilities.