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Show ;. 1 r i- 1 - " . ... , . - - - ) r " ' r II It : 1 1 f ? I If tl I ' ! li L j Teacher Danny Smith hurls an egg from the top of Central School. Waiting to throw are Principal Stan Harward, left, and Mr. Lucedo. ; , , Uncooked eggs 'abused' to test theory Science students at Central Elementary let their raw eggs be chucked to the ground from great height Friday to see if they would break. There was one condition to the test, however. The eggs could be wrapped with five thicknesses of protection first. This was a project in Cheryl Rawson's science classes in connection connec-tion with a unit just completed on drugs, alcohol and tobacco abuse. With the raw egg representing the human body, the children were taught that if they docertain things to protect their body then it will not end up broken through the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The five areas of protection are getting plenty of sleep, keeping clean, getting good exercise, getting get-ting good nutrition, and learning how to say no to drugs and other harmful substances. The children were taught six or seven ways to say "no". Cheryl alternates between the fifth and sixth grades each year so thateach student should have been through her curriculum twice when they leave elementary school. She has each group for about three weeks. She teaches about 180 students in the science program. Cheryl also teaches other teachers teach-ers this curriculum sothattheycan use it in other schools. The children wrapped their eggs i n fi ve 1 ay ers of wh ate ver th ey liked to prntert ' iic'M Then thrv were thrown from the roof of the school. Mrs. Rawson had planned for Chopper Five to drop the eggs but . at the last moment it was not able to come. Many of the children had used great ingenuity in wrapping the eggs. One was inside a Nerf football, another in a Quaker Oats container con-tainer which was lined with popcorn. pop-corn. Manyofthemhadfoam cushioning cushion-ing of some kind. Principal Stan Harward and teachers Danny Smith and Mr. Lucedo threw the eggs from the roof. Many of the eggs "survived" the ordeal, by the way. |