Aiden Trigg-Hauger, 12, watches as his bridge is tested on a compression/tension testing machine during the Popsicle Stick Bridge Crushing Contest at Mark Twain Elementary School on Saturday, Feb. 28. - Katherine Ganter/Kirkland Reporter
Katherine Ganter/Kirkland Reporter
Aiden Trigg-Hauger, 12, watches as his bridge is tested on a compression/tension testing machine during the Popsicle Stick Bridge Crushing Contest at Mark Twain Elementary School on Saturday, Feb. 28.

Mark Twain students learns engineering through bridge crushing


March 4, 2009 · Updated 3:32 PM 

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K-6 grade Mark Twain Elementary students were introduced to engineering as they were given a bundle popsicle sticks and instructed to build one of four types of bridges - truss, suspension, beam or arch. During the contest, bridges were tested for how much weight they could hold.

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