On Tuesday, October 21st, students in the
Exploring Concepts of STEM class participated in Central Cambria’s very own
version of “Punkin’ Chunkin’”. Groups of
students were given the task of building a table top model of either a
trebuchet or a catapult that would have the ability to launch a small candy
pumpkin. The goals were to be able to
launch the pumpkin the farthest and to be as consistent as possible over the
course of 3 trials.
The results of the launch exceeded
expectations. The group consisting of
Perez Youmbi, Collin Cooper, Jonah Lambie, and Michael Kivisto won for the
farthest launch with a distance of 9.8 meters.
The group consisting of Colleen Long, David Barnes, Jimmy McCulley, and
Javaunte Neumann won for the most consistent launching with 3 trials that added
up to over 20 meters in distance. All of
the groups did a spectacular job of building sturdy, reusable models that are
still on display in room B203 at the high school.
