Engineer Manual Teacher Guide
A comprehensive 90-minute lesson plan for 7th-grade teachers, blending the history of the Siege of Stirling Castle with the physics of torque and potential energy in trebuchet mechanics. Revised for better layout and math rendering.
Castle Crusher Slides
A visual slide deck exploring the history of the Warwolf, the mechanical transition from torsion to gravity, the physics of torque and energy, and the resulting historical shifts in territorial power. Revised with better visuals and math contrast.
Walls and Weight Reading
A focused reading passage for students that explains the technological shift from torsion-based catapults to gravity-based trebuchets and the resulting socio-political centralization in medieval Europe.
Trebuchet Trials Activity
A structured laboratory sheet for a hands-on trebuchet experiment. Students record launch distances across different variables, sketch projectile paths, and calculate Gravitational Potential Energy. Revised for better layout and sketch area.
Torque Tactics Worksheet
A practice worksheet focused on solving torque and potential energy problems within a trebuchet context, featuring vocabulary matching and short-response engineering questions. Revised for better layout and student response areas.
