{"id":98,"date":"2024-02-15T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2024-03-12T14:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T18:18:35","slug":"trebuchet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/trebuchet\/","title":{"rendered":"Trebuchet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trebuchet Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hoplite\">Hoplite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/404992703-1024x800.jpg\" alt=\"Kids at the Hoplite division of Trebuchet at The Citadel\" class=\"wp-image-99\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Hoplite division is open to students in grades K-8. Teams of students work together to build a trebuchet using a provided kit. On competition day, they launch their trebuchets in McAlister Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rules &#8211;&nbsp;linked <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1OGL9eO0tuBCedSGxIx59bHBQvsgfQMsT\/view\">here<\/a><br><br><em>Note &#8211; More information about Hoplite kits will be available in the coming weeks as the vendor we have used in the past is no longer in business. The &#8220;Kit&#8221; section of the rules will be updated as soon as we have a better sense of what the kit will look like.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-centurion\">Centurion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208-cp-stormthecitadel-011.jpeg\" alt=\"The Centurion division of the Trebuchet Competition at The Citadel\" class=\"wp-image-100\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208-cp-stormthecitadel-011.jpeg 392w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208-cp-stormthecitadel-011-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Centurion division is open to middle, high school, and university students as well as adults. These teams will design and build trebuchets within the confines of the stated rules. They will launch their trebuchets on The Citadel parade grounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rules &#8211; linked <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1WEiDnLUlip6zbujGZdNskgw8Q869t4YlrbbJkXHVapA\/edit\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note &#8211; The launch station rules have changed this year. Please read carefully.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-click-here-to-register\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/stc-registration\/\">Click Here To Register<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Accuracy vs. Precision TED-Ed video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hRAFPdDppzs&amp;vl=en\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hRAFPdDppzs&amp;vl=en<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lesson Plans for Designing Trebuchets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(Most resources from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.medievalists.net\/2011\/08\/23\/lesson-plans-trebuchets\/\">http:\/\/www.medievalists.net\/<\/a>&nbsp;where additional articles and videos are available)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tryengineering.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/trebuchettoss.pdf\">http:\/\/dale.chatham.org\/Interests\/Catapult\/PVC-Trebuchet.pdf<\/a>&nbsp; (Target: Elementary)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tryengineering.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/trebuchettoss.pdf\">http:\/\/www.tryengineering.org\/lessons\/trebuchettoss.pdf<\/a>&nbsp; (Target: Middle School)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=4&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjGg8DuwrjOAhUEeSYKHfdkDcgQFgguMAM&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoodle.washoeschools.net%2Fmod%2Fresource%2Fview.php%3Fid%3D4433&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgINuv59wyY20dWDZKV5-wj2JQwA&amp;sig2=8peJrgssR8NCyp1qbSW4Lg\">Connecting to Da Vinci and Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From NOVA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/teachers\/programs\/27ms_sle2treb.html\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/teachers\/programs\/27ms_sle2treb.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Engineering Design Process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpi.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-image\/Academic-Resources\/STEM-Education-Center\/AweSTEM%20EDP%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf\">http:\/\/www.wpi.edu\/Images\/CMS\/PIEE\/6g1.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Math\/Physics of Trebuchet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.algobeautytreb.com\/\">http:\/\/www.algobeautytreb.com\/<\/a>&nbsp; The math of the trebuchet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sewanee.edu\/physics\/PHYSICS103\/trebuchet.pdf\">http:\/\/www.sewanee.edu\/physics\/PHYSICS103\/trebuchet.pdf<\/a>&nbsp;Physics of the trebuchet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.real-world-physics-problems.com\/trebuchet-physics.html\">http:\/\/www.real-world-physics-problems.com\/trebuchet-physics.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2010\/11\/the-physics-of-punkin-chunkin\/\">http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2010\/11\/the-physics-of-punkin-chunkin\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;How a trebuchet works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/lostempires\/trebuchet\/trebworks.html\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/lostempires\/trebuchet\/trebworks.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalspec.com\/trebuchet\/\">http:\/\/www.globalspec.com\/trebuchet\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Game to help students design a good trebuchet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights from 2018:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Storm The Citadel! 2018\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IXmcSuCYU4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2020 Storm the Citadel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VtKNxKiiHgE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trebuchet Information Hoplite The Hoplite division is open to students in grades K-8. 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