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Which Wedge?

Thereareallkindsofwedges,but not
every wedgeisusefulforspecific 
jobs.
Forinstance,anaxe was
better thanasawfor cutting
wood, eventhoughthe
­teeth ofasawarewedges.


Thesemiceneedto divide
a bigblockofcheese.

Whichwedge would
be besttouse?
You
can trythis,too!

What you'll need:

varietyoftools

cuttingboard

blockofcheese

safetygoggles 
(Themicehavethem!)

1

Thegoalistosplitthecheeseintoslices.

2

Themicetrysplittingthecheesewithakitchen whisk.
Hmmmm…Thatdidn’tworksowell.

3

Themiceknowthatthetinesonaforkarewedges,sotheytrya forknext.Stabbingthecheesewithaforkdoesn’treallywork,either.

4

Akitchen knife seemstobetheanswer!

5

Nowallthemicehaveasliceofcheese.Whichwedgeworkedbestforyou?