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Lesson: Strong as the Weakest Link

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by ASEE

To introduce the two types of stress that materials undergo — compression and tension — students in grades 5-7 examine compressive and tensile forces and learn about bridges and skyscrapers. They construct their own building structure using marshmallows and spaghetti to see which structure can hold the most weight.

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