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ITD becomes science classroom for Canyon County youth

Photos: (Top) Canyon County middle school students learned how traffic lights get programmed at the District 3 Sign Shop. Middle left) One student team tackled an engineering challenge to build the tallest tower out of dry spaghetti, marshmallows and a little bit of tape. (Middle right) Students learned how much stretch a material can take before it breaks. (Bottom photos) Chemistry demonstrations and discussions about which rocks are the best rocks for building highways were just a few of the short programs students enjoyed as part of their time spent in the Materials Lab.

Published 7-1-2011