Family Siege Engine Challenge
Storm the castle together!
Family Siege Weapons Challenge!
contest & display to be held at Yule 2016
What is a siege engine? Examples include the Ballista, Trebuchet & Catapult
The Rules:
Must be closely based on design of a medieval siege weapon not to exceed 11 inches in any direction (length, width, height).
May be made of any material – Legos, cardboard, wood, recycled items, metal, etc. However, may Not be made from a Kit.
Documentation (answers to 5 documentations questions) must be submitted with your siege engine. Add images for extra credit. (Drawings, designs or photos )
This is a Family Activity. Anyone and everyone in your family, not just children, may get involved in this contest.
Ammunition for siege engines used at event shall be dried, standard size marshmallows (provided). Dry marshmallows don’t stick and are fairly harmless.
Need inspiration? Try Instructables.com, your library and other sources, like grandparents or friends.
Points for style, creativity, length of throw (ratio of mechanism size to how far away the marshmallow lands).
‘Goody Pack’ given to all participants texting, emailing or FaceBooking to accept the challenge.
Prize to be awarded at Court for winning entry.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT HELVI AV GOTLAND (stromgardchatelaine@gmail.com)
Documentation for Family Siege Engine Challenge: (COPY, PRINT OR WRITE OUT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS TO BRING ALONG WITH YOUR SIEGE ENGINE)
Your Team Name _____________________________________________________________________
Who helped build your siege engine?
(Circle one) Adult or Child (if under 18, write age ____) NAME: __________________________________
(Circle one) Adult or Child (if under 18, write age ____) NAME: __________________________________
(Circle one) Adult or Child (if under 18, write age ____) NAME: __________________________________
(Circle one) Adult or Child (if under 18, write age ____) NAME: __________________________________
add more as needed
2)What resources (instructions or research) did you consult when making this project? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3)Did you do any “tweaks” to this project to make it better or more personal? If so, what were they? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4) What did you like best about this project? ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5) How would you rate this project on a scale of 1 to 10, as a fun family activity (1=poor, 10= excellent) _____________________