Southern Schools

6th grade ESU Science

March 14, 2023

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On February 24th the ESU came out to perform an experiment with the 6th grade. We used a pencil, a tongue depressor, 12 inches of masking tape, and a straw. After breaking up into groups. We simulated a broken bone when we broke the pencil, then had to try to put the pencil back together and stabilize it with the materials provided. We had a competition and measured the strength of their repairs and the overall length of the repaired pencil. Surprisingly, we had several repairs that were stronger than the original unbroken pencil.