{"product_id":"make-your-own-nerf-launchers","title":"Make Your Own NERF Launchers – Physics of Motion, Force \u0026 Engineering Design STEM Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMake Your Own NERF Launchers (ISBN: 9781338663235, Published December 2021 by Scholastic Inc.) is a hands-on STEM learning kit designed to introduce students ages 8–12 (Grades 3–7) to foundational physics and engineering concepts through safe, guided experimentation. This interactive book-and-kit resource teaches learners how projectile systems work by building and testing multiple launcher designs, including catapults, slingshots, crossbow-style mechanisms, and an air-powered dart launcher. Through step-by-step instruction, students explore core scientific principles such as force, motion, energy transfer, tension, elasticity, trajectory, and gravity. As students construct and modify their launchers, they engage in the engineering design process—planning, assembling, testing, observing outcomes, and refining their builds. By experimenting with launch angles, rubber band tension, and projectile weight, learners analyze cause-and-effect relationships while collecting informal data to improve performance. STEM Learning Outcomes: Understanding force, motion, and projectile physics Exploring elastic potential energy and air pressure systems Investigating trajectory, angle, and distance relationships Applying iterative design and problem-solving strategies Strengthening spatial reasoning and mechanical comprehension Kit Includes: Illustrated instructional guidebook (32 pages) Punch-out catapult Punch-out slingshot Air-powered dart launcher 3 NERF foam darts 1 foam ball 5 rubber bands Ideal for homeschool science curriculum, enrichment programs, makerspace activities, and project-based STEM instruction, this kit combines hands-on building with standards-supportive physics exploration. By transforming play into structured experimentation, students develop analytical thinking, creativity, and foundational engineering skills in an engaging, age-appropriate format.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47477238563065,"sku":"9781338663235","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/0015\/3081\/files\/bad3139414404a7ef8e3ed24efeab3cf1690bedd99b529e763d3d017754c1c5a.jpg?v=1772665276","url":"https:\/\/silverdeansupplies.com\/products\/make-your-own-nerf-launchers","provider":"SilverDean Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}