Paper production
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In this lesson, students will compare making paper by hand to the automated process used in modern plants, and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each. This lesson is designed to help students understand how processes and jobs in developed countries have changed over time due to technology and mass production. Papermaking is used as an example of a craft that has become increasingly automated over time. Science NetLinks provides students handouts, a detailed list of materials, and instructions for completing the lesson. The lesson plan also offers various questions that serve as discussion starters for the activity. Science NetLinks provides links to the Paper University and the Atlas Paper Mills websites.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 2
- Goal 3: The learner will observe and conduct investigations to build an understanding of changes in properties.
- Objective 3.01: Identify three states of matter:
- Solid.
- Liquid.
- Gas.
- Objective 3.05: Investigate and observe how mixtures can be made by combining solids, liquids or gases and how they can be separated again.
- Objective 3.06: Observe that a new material is made by combining two or more materials with properties different from the original material.
- Objective 3.01: Identify three states of matter:
