101 Questions
Small Trebuchet
Travel back to medieval time where learning is just a stone's throw away! A video introduction shows a trebuchet (catapult-like machine) as it launches a rock into a lake. Learners use their quadratic modeling skills to predict the...
Curated OER
Medieval Weaponry
In this social studies learning exercise, students find the words that are associated with the medieval times and weapons. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Secrets of Lost Empires II -- Medieval Siege
Students design a working working model of a trebuchet and demonstrate the power of a Class 1 lever. They test their models by throwing grapes the greatest distance and raising and lowering bricks.
Curated OER
Medieval Catapults
Students design and build a working catapult or trebuchet to explore the concepts of force, motion, and distance.
Curated OER
Plaid to the Bone
Students study Lady Anges Randolph and other heroic woman using multimedia. They create class presentations with their findings. They write a diary about living in a medieval castle after researching what life was like in them.
Curated OER
TREBUCHET
In this social studies worksheet, learners find the words that are related to the concept of war and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Middle Ages
In this social studies worksheet, students find the terms that are related to the Middle Ages and the answers are accessed when clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Castles in the Middle Ages: Different Attack Methods
In this castles worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer listing different methods of attack, their advantages and disadvantages.
Curated OER
The Catapult
Students identify the advantages and disadvantages of a catapult as a weapon. In this physics instructional activity, students construct their own catapult. They investigate how changing one variable affects results.
PBS
Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Arms Race
Defines and describes the weapons commonly used in medieval times when attacking a castle.
Other
Xenophon Group: Medieval Mechanical Artillery
Contains relevant information regarding non-gunpowder weapons which were used during the Medieval period.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires
NOVA ferrets out long-forgotten secrets of architects and engineers of the early civilizations. Content focuses on the trebuchets of medieval Europe, the pharaoh's obelisks of ancient Egypt, the moai statues of Easter Island, the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Castles and Weaponry
[Free Registration/Login Required] A brief introduction, including useful diagrams, to the three major types of castles from the Middle Ages as well as a look at some common medieval weapons.