activity 1

1.         What kind of plant material can paper be made from?

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2.         Which kind of trees do we get our wood pulp from?

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3.         Which countries do you think we import our wood pulp from?

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4.         If we didn't recycle a lot of our paper how many trees would we have to cut down each year to supply all our needs in the Britain?

            12.5  x 15 = ............................................. million

 

 

activity 2: the use of paper

Observe in your classroom all the different things made from paper and card.

Can you think of four things made from paper and card that are not found in your classroom?

1 ...........................     2 ..........................     3 ...........................     4 ..........................

Choose five items and fill in the table below. Explain why paper or card is a  good material for these uses.

 

Paper or card item	Used for	Good because…
Cardboard box	Cereals	Strong. You can print words and pictures on it

 

activity 3: the story of a .............

Newspapers, magazines, comics and books all have life cycles.

The words below describe some of the different stages in the life cycle.

 

drying   felling   mashing

growing    collecting

printing    reading

disposing    rolling

soaking

 

Look at the Paper poster and then arrange the words in the order you think they happen.

Some are for making paper with tree pulp and some for making recycled paper. You might need to use some words twice.

Draw little pictures to go with the words.

 

 

activity 4: once upon a time...

Write the life story of your favourite book or comic. Begin with a seed falling on the ground.