Pencils

By: Tirzah Bailey

Table of Contents

Description of the Pencils

Who Invented It?

Types of Pencils

Description of Pencils• The graphite pencils were used by the Aztecs. They wrapped the

graphite with rope and wrote with it.• The wooden pencils were made after the graphite pencils.• The can be made into different textures and colors.• There are also mechanical pencils that are used now.• The mechanical pencil is probably the most popular pencil because

the pencil is reusable.• The mechanical pencil has replaceable lead and erasers. • The mechanical pencils also has a hard cover so it’s not as easy to

break.

Pictures of the different texturesRounded Color Pencils

Hexagonal Color Pencils

Mechanical Pencils

Regular Wooden Pencils

Who Invented the Pencil

• The Aztecs used graphite before the wooden pencil was created and got graphite from the earth.

• Nicholas Jacques Conte invented the pencil.• He was a French army officer.

Pictures of the Inventor/Aztecs

Created by: Nicholas Jacques Conte

Nicholas Jacques Conte

Different Types of Pencils

• Graphite Pencils-They were used mostly by the Aztecs and probably after the wooden pencils were made.

• Wood Pencils-These pencils are still used today and one of the most common types of pencils.

• Mechanical Pencils-They can be used over and over again and they are also one of the most common types of pencils.

• There are many more pencils other than these three.

Pictures of the Different Types of Pencils

Conclusion

• Pencils are helpful because it helps people write and draw.

Work Cited

“A French Army Officer Invented It.” Who Invented the Pencil. 2013. 9 May 2013 http://www.whoinventedit.net/who- invented-the-pencil.html.

Levy, Joel. Really Useful. Plenum, 2002

(2008) “Mechanical Pencils.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2008.

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