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WOOD AND PAPER |
GOALS
The modern world is a wonderland of different materials for
early childhood students. Two of those materials are wood
and the paper that is derived from it. Scores of different
kinds of wood and paper fill students’ environment.
In the Wood and Paper Module students are
introduced to a wide variety of woods and papers in a systematic
way. They will observe the properties of these materials and
discover what happens when they are subjected to a number
of tests and interactions with other materials. Students learn
that wood and paper can be recycled to create new forms of
paper or wood that have new properties. Finally, they use
what they know about the properties of these marvelous materials
as they change wood and paper into a variety of products.
Throughout the module, students have ample opportunities to
make comparisons between different kinds of wood, different
types of paper, and wood and paper. The concept of trees as
natural resources is introduced.
FOSS EXPECTS STUDENTS TO
- Develop a growing curiosity and interest in the physical
world around them.
- Observe and describe the properties of different kinds
of wood and paper.
- Compare different kinds of wood and paper to discover
how they are alike and how they are different.
- Observe interactions of wood and paper with water and
other substances.
- Become aware of natural resources in our world.
- Communicate observations.
- Acquire the vocabulary associated with the properties
of materials.
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