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The science of Slinky

Charlotte Greene, 7, of East Palestine, aims to get her Slinky to the bottom of a ramp. (Salem News photo by Danielle Garner)
Blake Allison, 6, of East Palestine plays with a Slinky. (Salem News photo by Danielle Garner)
Charlotte Greene, 7, of East Palestine, explores experimenting with one of several rainbow Slinky. (Salem News photo by Danielle Garner)
Wesley Bulbitz, 6, of East Palestine aims to complete a make shift course. (Salem News photo by Danielle Garner)
Wesley Bulbitz, 6, of East Palestine aims to complete a make shift course. (Salem News photo by Danielle Garner)
Blake Allison, 6, and Wesley Bulblitz, 6, of East Palestine get ready to race a Slinky down a ramp constructed of various materials. (Salem News photo by Danielle Garner)

East Palestine Memorial Public Library recently held “Slinky Science,” a Slinky themed STEM workshop featuring multiple experiments, craft and games. Assistant Director and Youth Services Librarian Noreen McBride said she thought about the theme after children were inspired by Slinky sounds during a previous workshop. Children explored sounds made by dangling Slinkys out of plastic and paper cups and completed paper crafts. Children held races with each other down a make shift ramp after McBride read the book “The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring” by Gilbert Ford to children and their parents.

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