Objectives• Students will identify different types of wood.• Students will recognize uses of wood.• Students will create sawdust and particle
board.• Students will create paper.
South Carolina Standards: K.1.1, K.1.2, K.5.1, K.5.2
What is wood?Wood comes from trees• REDWOOD comes from a Redwood Tree• BASSWOOD comes from the Linden Tree• PINE wood comes from a Pine Tree
Redwood Tree Linden Tree Pine Tree
Plywood vs. Particle Board
PLYWOOD PARTICLE BOARD
• Has Layers• Made from thin
layers of wood• Can be made from
different trees
• Made from wood chips, shavings, or sawdust
• Also known as chipboard
Sawdust vs. Wood Shavings
SAWDUST WOOD SHAVINGS
• Fine particles of wood• Made by using a saw
or using sandpaper• Soft and grainy• Can be used to make
particleboard
• Larger, thinner particles • Can be used to make
particleboard • Wood shavings are made
by screening out the sawdust
Types of Paper• Construction• Cardboard• Newspaper• Kraft paper• Paper towels• Cotton paper• Wallpaper• Wax paper
Vocabulary Review• _____________ comes from a Linden Tree.
• _____________ comes from a Pine Tree.
• _____________ comes from a Redwood Tree.
• Plywood has ________.
• Particle board is made of wood shavings and _____________.
• Paper is made from the _______ of a tree.
pulp
Redwood
Pinewood
layers
Basswood
sawdust