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Question
Test the flexibility.
Give one plastic scale and a wooden scale to the students. Ask them to bend. Tabulate their observation (bends, does not bend).
| Plastic Scale | Wooden Scale |
| ______ | ______ |
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Solution
| Plastic Scale | Wooden Scale |
| bends | does not bend |
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