Mechanical engineer at Scotswood Garden Apple Day

Today at Scotswood Garden Apple Day, we became mechanical engineers by making catapults to help us see how some plants disperse their seeds.

Mechanical engineering jobs are all about solving problems and creating products to meet human needs. Work includes solving problems using machines or machinery by designing, testing and improving mechanical devices. Mechanical engineers use a wide range of tools, techniques and machinery in their jobs, which depends on the area of mechanical engineering they trained in and the industry they work in.

To be a mechanical engineer, the attributes you require are to be curious, self-motivated and hardworking. Maybe you could be a mechanical engineer!

If you enjoyed making catapults, you may want to try our lolly stick catapults here.

To may want to make this super seed spinner (RHS) which is similar to a sycamore seed.

To investigate more flying things, you could try our fish tumblers activity or our paper aeroplane investigation.

If you want more activities involving seeds, why not try our seed bomb activity or investigate what happens when you grow seeds in plastic bags here.

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