1. Wood and Paper Science Kit
Mrs. Rowe
Kindergarten
Science

2. Objectives South Carolina Standards: K.1.1, K.1.2, K.5.1, K.5.2
Students will identify different types of wood.
Students will recognize uses of wood.
Students will create sawdust and particle board.
Students will create paper.
South Carolina Standards:
K.1.1, K.1.2, K.5.1, K.5.2

3. Questions? What is wood? How do we use wood?
Where does wood come from?

4. Different types of wood
Basswood
Redwood
Plywood
Pinewood
Particle Board

5. What is wood? Wood comes from trees REDWOOD comes from a Redwood Tree
BASSWOOD comes from the Linden Tree
PINE wood comes from a Pine Tree
Redwood Tree
Linden Tree
Pine Tree

6. Plywood vs. Particle Board
Made from wood chips, shavings, or sawdust
Also known as chipboard
Has Layers
Made from thin layers of wood
Can be made from different trees

7. Sawdust vs. Wood Shavings
Fine particles of wood
Made by using a saw or using sandpaper
Soft and grainy
Can be used to make particleboard
Larger, thinner particles
Can be used to make particleboard
Wood shavings are made by screening out the sawdust

8. Types of Paper Construction Cardboard Newspaper Kraft paper
Paper towels
Cotton paper
Wallpaper
Wax paper

9. Questions about Paper Where does paper come from? How is paper made?
How do we use paper?

10. How is paper made?

11. Vocabulary Review Basswood _____________ comes from a Linden Tree.
_____________ comes from a Pine Tree.
_____________ comes from a Redwood Tree.
Plywood has ________.
Particle board is made of wood shavings and _____________.
Paper is made from the _______ of a tree.
Pinewood
Redwood
layers
sawdust
pulp