Games
Papercup Launcher
Materials
- Paper Cup
- Tape
- Rubber
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Challanges
- Let them figure out how to and how many rubber bands are required to launch the paper cup first.
- Add or reduce the number of rubber bands used so that they can identify the perfect number of rubber bands needed.
- Give them a challenge to make their paper cup reach a certain height or certain floor above.
- Increase the number of cups gradually once they make a launcher. Let them figure out how they can add the cups.
Questions to be asked
- Will the papercup fly the same if we join the bigger side of the cup rather than the smaller ones?
- Is there an alternative for rubbers? Will a thread work the same? What sets them apart?
- Does the number of rubbers used affect the distance covered by the papercup? Or are there any other factors affecting it?
- Does the launcher fly well even when adding more cups to it?