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Science Buddies: Strength in Numbers? ActivityScience Buddies: Strength in Numbers? Activity
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Science Buddies
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3rd - 8th
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Science Buddies: Strength in Numbers?

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Ever try to tear a telephone book in half? Even though you can easily rip one or a few pages to shreds, the entire phone book has strength in numbers and holds together. This project is an introduction to measuring and comparing the strength of materials. This project is appropriate for those interested in materials testing.

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science fair project, strength to weight ratio, structural shapes, materials science, science buddies, science project, strength of materials

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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