January 2019

How Pencils Are Made

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Academic Standards

Reading Objective:

Students examine the process by which pencils are made and then plan and design a better pencil.

 

Next Generation Science Standard:

2-ETS1 Engineering Design

 

Science Focus:

engineering

 

Vocabulary:

graphite, core, cedar, ferrule