https://www.science-sparks.com/how-to-make-a-catapult/

https://www.stem-inventions.com/class-1-catapult

What Is A Catapult?

A catapult is a cool machine that launches things really far! It doesn't use gunpowder or other fuels. Instead, it uses stored energy to throw objects. Think of it like a giant slingshot! Most catapults work by slowly building up energy, often by twisting ropes, bending wood, or stretching elastic materials. Then, they suddenly release this energy to launch their payload.

Catapults have been used for a very long time, especially in wars. They were super effective for attacking castles and cities. Today, the word "catapult" can mean anything from a small slingshot you hold in your hand to a huge machine that helps launch airplanes from a ship!

The first catapults appeared around the 7th century BC. King Uzziah of Judah, for example, had machines on the walls of Jerusalem that could shoot "great stones." Catapults are even mentioned in ancient Indian texts. In China, the mangonel, a type of catapult, showed up in the 5th century BC. The ancient Greeks also invented catapults in the early 4th century BC and used them in battles.

What Does 'Catapult' Mean?

The word 'catapult' comes from the Latin word 'catapulta'. This word itself came from the Greek word katapeltēs. It's made of two parts: kata, meaning "downwards," and pallō, meaning "to toss" or "to hurl." So, it literally means "to hurl downwards"! The ancient Greeks and people in ancient India were among the first to invent and use these machines.

Link to the information above and it has more interesting and cool facts about catapults https://kids.kiddle.co/Catapult

https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_bio_lesson02_activity1

Or design a habitat. Create a diorama.  Use a shoe box to create your habitat.

 Or design a rescue home for turtles which will protect them from dangers in their ecosystem.

My producers are the moss and the flowers.

The decomposers are the mushrooms and the worm.

The consumer is Frank (the worm). Worms can be both decomposers and consumers.

How many types of Gorillas are there and where can they be found?

There are two species of gorillas: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla. Each species is further divided into two subspecies, making a total of four recognized subspecies, Eastern Gorilla: Includes the Mountain Gorilla and Eastern Lowland Gorilla.

Western Gorilla: Includes the Western Lowland Gorilla and Cross River Gorilla.

Both species are critically endangered, with the exception of the Mountain Gorilla, which is classified as endangered.

Eastern Low Land Gorilla are the largest of the gorillas and a mature male is called a silver back due to the silver fur on the back part of their bodies.

Silverback male gorillas can be up to 6 feet tall and weigh as much as 300 to 430 pounds.

Gorillas are primarily herbivorous and their diet mainly consists of leaves, stems, bark, fruit, and other plant parts but also if available grubs, ants termites and other insects. Gorillas communicate using a variety of vocal sounds, including grunts and grumbles, as well as nonverbal cues like body posture and facial expressions.

Predators of Gorillas are very few but there are some, one being a crocodiles, although incidents with these reptiles are unlikely.

Other possible predators are crocodiles lurking motionless in the water and can attack them when they come to drink or when they walk in the middle of swamp forests. However, incidents with these reptiles are unlikely since Gorillas rarely drink water directly from rivers or swamps. Leopards rarely prey on adult male gorillas, usually, they avoid “silverback” leaders that are stronger and focus on young individuals or offspring. The worst predator of gorillas are human beings called poachers, A poacher is someone who illegally hunts or captures wild animals, often disregarding laws and regulations meant to protect wildlife, poachers typically prioritize profit over conservation and can harm animal populations and ecosystems.

you can fine what I have written on (Wikipedia, cleavelandzoosociety.org africangorilla.com monkeys.alloftheanimals.com gorillasworld.com https://www.ifaw.org/journal/what-is-poaching some information was found on google AI

Sorry about the baby crying in the background.

Information taken from sideshow kids, the the lemur center of Duke University as well as the US Forest service and Wikipedia under the word Pollinator.

Done by Addalie.

Diego’s Papa loved fishing for Coho salmon each year, and much like the Indigenous people of our land, he would smoke the fish to preserve it so food could be readily available through the winter, when food sources from the land become more scarce.