Objective: Students will learn the history of the pencil.

Learning Skill:
- researching
- role playing
- time line

Lessons:

Part I: Begin by discussing the highlights of the Pencil History background information. Next, pass out the activity sheets (attachement below) and direct the class to Part I.

Option IIA: Assign each student one of the countries, and ask him or her to list some of the everyday items, significant inventions or other discoveries credited to them.

Answers:

Part I: (1)B; (2)D; (3)C: (4)A

Part IIA: Cite the following everyday items, inventions or discoveries in your discussion:

The Roman Empire: Modern architecture, (ie., houses, baths, coliseums), aqueducts for transporting water; road networks; Latin, the foundation of modern languages.

England: The steam engine, steam locomotive, sewing machine, bicycle, a Parliamentary system of government, the English language.

Germany: Automobile engine, modern freeways, the concept of "movable type" (Gutenberg), thermometer(Fahrenheit).

Where appropriate you can support this lesson plan with other information found within The Story of Pencils pages. In particular you may wish to check out our Pencil History page.