How important is paper? What do you use it for? Get into pairs: How important is paper? What do you use it for?

Paper Making By: Lynea Axelson

History Took up to 3000 years to invent paper! Originated in China around 100 BC Ts’ai Lun first to start a paper making industry Made his paper by mixing chopped mulberry bark and hemp rags with water, mashing it flat, then pressing out the water and letting it dry.

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John Babcock

John Babcock

Directions Pick out about 10 medium sized paper scraps Tear them into smaller pieces (about the size of a quarter) Put the torn pieces of paper into a blender Fill the blender half way with water Blend the paper/water to create pulp Pour the pulp into a paper making screen Spread the pulp evenly throughout the screen Take the screen out, set it on a white rack, press on the paper with a sponge to get the water out Once most of the water is out, start to peel a corner back Once the paper is peeled all the way off the screen set it on a piece of fabric to dry