Three fourth-grade classes from Carver Elementary School in Meridian recently attended the Wood Magic Science Fair at Mississippi State University. Carver Elementary students from the classes of fourth-grade teachers — Sharon Blanks, Katie Horn and Shanice Walker — attended the event, which was held at the Starkville campus in September. The fair, celebrating its 30th year, seeks to educate students on the importance of wood and wood products to people individually and to the economy of the nation. Approximately 4,000 third- and fourth-graders from across the state were on campus for this year’s Wood Magic Science Fair. Students were taught that wood is renewable, recyclable, biodegradable and durable and that more trees are currently growing today in the United States than ever before. They also participated in hands-on experiments, such as making plywood and paper and testing the strength of wood. The Wood Magic Science Fair was hosted by MSU’s Department of Sustainable Bioproducts in the College of Forest Resources and was sponsored by the Mississippi Forestry Association, the Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Viance LLC and the Forest and Wildlife Research Center.