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Creating Cast Paper Sculptures
Cast paper sculptures have been around since the time of Ancient China. Young artists learn about history through this art form and how it has evolved throughout the years, and then make a mold and cast paper sculpture of their own. This...
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From Rags to (Paper) Riches: Explore Colonial Papermaking
Students explore Colonial papermaking. In this Colonial America U.S. history lesson, students analyze two poems written in the 1690s about the Rittenhouse paper mill to learn about papermaking. Students produce their own paper and...
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Wookey Hole Caves- Traditional Papermaking Reading and Question
In this literary worksheet, students read the history of handmade paper at the Wookey Hole Papermill. They read about the tools and the process that has been used in making handmade paper for over 400 years. They answer 6 short answer...
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The Use of Printed Page- Newspapers, magazines and advertising
Students study the process of making paper. In this papermaking instructional activity students see the benefits of a printed page and creat their own paper.
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Hawaii: Art and Its People
Students explore the cultural history of Hawaii and experience the visual art of printmaking, papermaking and sculpture as incorporated into the ancient Hawaiian art of Petroglyphs, Kapa, and Woodcarving.
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Reduce and Reuse
Learners conduct a lunch waste audit by recording each item they throw away at lunch. They graph class lunch waste. They use this information to devise a plan of action to reduce lunch waste. There is also an activity to make paper.