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Question

What are paper and pencils made out of? We know that they are made out of trees but his classmates don't beleive him. Do you know of any web resources that can show him with graphics?

Answer 1

http://www.generalpencil.com/how-print.h...

and/or http://www.pencils.com

Answer 2

I cant believe kids now days...thats crazy. But i dd find a site if this helps at all. Good luck.

http://www.generalpencil.com/how-print.h...

Answer 3

as well as wood.

Answer 4

This one is a little complicated:

http://www.forestprod.org/cdromdemo/pf/p...

Here's one with child's drawings:

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/apr99/...

Answer 5

Use the two links below. The pencil one has a graphic with the article and the paper one has a hyperlink at the end with a small video on how paper is made. I hope this helps.

Answer 6

Nice to start your son on researching ideas and proving his answers. Good luck and keep your son interested in learning, you are being a good parent!

Answer 7

google is the all powerful answer

Answer 8

Go to how stuff works.com

The website will tell you what pencils and paper are made of and how they work!

Answer 9

say they take the bark off the trees and it goes through a factory!

Answer 10

check out these sites:

for pencils:

http://www.pencils.com/

http://www.generalpencil.com/how-print.h...    (this site has pictures too)

for paper:

http://www.wipapercouncil.org/makepaper....

http://www.pioneerthinking.com/makingpap...

Answer 11

go to ask.com - it will tell you anything!

Answer 12

wood there made out of wood, show him a stick in your yeard, or the tree, and show him how they cut it down and show him a part of the branch, You haved to show him to reach to him and to teach him the right way, not just explaining will do

Answer 13

just tell him to ask his friends to ask their parents

Answer 14

http://www.papermate.com/sanford/consume...

This site shows some pretty good pictures of how pencils are made, especially for a preschooler.  It shows from the trees, to the machines, to the erasers, to the store.

http://bestofthebestvideos.blogspot.com/...

This site has a video explaining the makings of pencils.

http://www.tappi.org/paperu/all_about_pa...

This site talks about the history of paper, compares it to now and years ago, and different ways it is made.

And how about a fun, hands on activity to do with your son so he can see how paper is really made and how he can supply paper as well?

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/fun_n_games/pr...

I hope this helps.

Good Luck!!!!!!!

This site has a neat way kids can make paper themselves.