Monday, June 2, 2014

Can you push a pencil through a plastic bag?


I am teaching Room 7 for 2 weeks and we have been doing lots of science investigations!
Can you push a pencil through a plastic bag of water without spilling a drop?  
Most people in Room 7 thought NO. 
5 people thought may be.
No one thought yes!
We tried it out to see!





How does it work? 
Is It Magic!
No! It is SCIENCE!
The plastic in the bags contains stretchy polymers which stretch like tight elastic around the pencils as they are pushed through. Try it at home using a very sharp pencil!

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