1) Cut a piece of paper 3" x 3/8"

2) Clamp both ends

3) Tie kite string around the lower clamp to hang the weight from

4) But a two foot beam between 2 tables

5) Attach the clamp system to the center of the beam

6) Attach different weights to the kite string starting with 200 grams

7) Record data for each weight and find the maximum load it can support before breaking

8) Repeat steps 2-7 using a peice of straw of the same dimensions

This is an example of tensile force being expiremented with.