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Neary Families Use Their Noodle

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Safdar Medina (center) works on a marshmellow launcher with Mikhail (left) and Sara (right). Photo Credit: Bret Matthew
Participants try to guess how many pieces of pasta are in a jar. Photo Credit: Bret Matthew
Jack Foster (right) works on some "brain benders" with his dad, Jim. Photo Credit: Bret Matthew
Sophia Watanabe constructs her spaghetti tower with the help of her dad, Hideki. Photo Credit: Bret Matthew
Father and son work together on some puzzles. Photo Credit: Diane Muffitt
A group sets aside some room on the floor to work. Photo Credit: Diane Muffitt
A team tests their marshmallow launcher. Photo Credit: Diane Muffitt
A mother and her son try to launch their marshmallow on a paper airplane. Photo Credit: David Stubbart
Read the Article Southborough Students Use Their Noodle At Neary

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. — About 75 to 80 teams of parents and children attended last week's "Use Your Noodle" night at Neary Elementary School, proving for the second year in a row that learning can indeed be fun. 

"It's really a team math and science night," said event organizer Laura Michel. "It's a chance for parents to work with their child on one math and one science station."

Challenges included "The Marshmallow Launch" and "Spaghetti Structures." In the former, teams competed to design a contraption that would launch a marshmallow the farthest across the ...
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