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PHOTO GALLERY: Benton Elementary students test popsicle stick bridges

Friday, January 13, 2012 | 5:51 p.m. CST; updated 6:08 p.m. CST, Friday, January 13, 2012

August Kuefel, 8, pours sand into a bucket to test his popsicle bridge while his third-grader friends and some parents watch him Friday afternoon at the STEM lab of Benton Elementary School.   ¦  Pinar Istek

BY Pinar Istek

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COLUMBIA — Students at the Benton Elementary School STEM lab tested the construction of bridges built from popsicle sticks on Friday afternoon at the school.

Jasten Montgomrey, 9, pours sand into a bucket to test his popsicle bridge Friday at the Benton STEM lab. His bridge passed the first round of the test.   ¦  Pinar Istek

A piece from Veyonce Henderson's bridge sits next to a pair of safety goggles that each student had to wear before testing their bridges Friday.   ¦  Pinar Istek

Sierra Tavarez, 9, watches her popsicle bridge as she pours sand into the bucket that hangs off it.   ¦  Pinar Istek

Mason Hopkins, left, and Mikayla Wyss watch Hopkin's popsicle bridge break Friday afternoon. Hopkins said, "I think it is OK. I thought it was gonna break right then before we did anything. But it survived."   ¦  Pinar Istek

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