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Mark Twain students learns engineering through bridge crushing

Published 3:02 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Aiden Trigg-Hauger
Aiden Trigg-Hauger

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.