Cannonball Launcher
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
Build, aim, and launch into fun! Build an elastic-powered launcher that can swivel and fire soft foam cannonballs. Change the aim to experiment with angles and explore the science of energy. This set includes 3 cannonballs for loads of playtime.
Academic Standards
- K-2-ETS1-1: Engineering Design
Why it’s awesome
Aim it, play it
Adjust the aim and the pull-back power to dial in your shot.
High-energy science
Take aim at the physics of cannon launches.
What’s included?
![](https://icdn.kiwico.com/site/store/pdp/whats-included/HCAN_Cannonball_Materials.webp)
Topics explored
Potential + kinetic energy
Creative and pretend play
Building skills
Additional details
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“This launcher can send cannonballs FLYING across the room, but the foam balls make for a soft landing.”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
60 ft.
Our launch record
8
Cannonball launchers currently in my house
many!
Cannonballs found under furniture