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Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 5: A Nation Grows
Infographic #8: Well-Known Industries
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1. You use paper every day at school and at home. Where does paper come from? How is it made? What workers are involved in making paper? Learn more about the paper industry at From the Tree to Me: Maine’s Forest.
http://www.pprcmaine.org/kids/treetome/forest.htm

  • Read the first two paragraphs. Scroll down and look at the photos.
  • Click Next. Read about logging and look at the photos.
  • Keep clicking Next to see each step in the process of making paper out of trees. Be sure to read the captions above the photos.

Online Activity: From Trees to Paper
Below are the steps for making paper out of trees. The steps are not in order. Type the numbers 1 to 10 in the blanks to order the steps in the process.



       Press the sheets

       Wrap the paper

       Sort the chips

       Place the sheets on the reel

       Put the logs through the chipper

       Cut the paper

       Cook the chips

       Dry the sheet

       Transport the chips to the mill

       Ship the paper to customers


2. Detroit, Michigan, is famous for its automobile industry. Some of the world’s first cars were made in Detroit, and many cars are still produced there today. Explore the history of cars from the late 1800s to today at A Michigan Auto Tour.
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/autoshow/vehicles/index.html

  • Read the introduction.
  • Choose "1896 Ford Quadricycle" from the dropdown menu and click Go! Read about it and click the picture to make it bigger.
  • Explore these cars in the same way:
    1909 Ford Model T
    1957 Chevrolet Corvette
    1982 Checker Cab
    1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham on Body Drop
  • Choose some other cars to explore.
Offline Activity: Our New Car
Choose one car. Pretend that you were living when it was first made. Write a diary entry about the day your family bought the car. Describe your thoughts about the car, tell what year it was, and what the car looked like. Add some other details, such as where the car was made or how much it cost. Then draw a picture of the car.

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