Fingertip Dip Paper Shapers

Brought to you by……

Dr. Claudia Burgess – Salisbury University – Math EducationDr. Edward Robeck – Salisbury University – Science EducationDr. Brandy Terrill – Salisbury University – Creative Arts and

Language Arts Education

PAPERS FOR A PURPOSE

ShoppingWritingEating

PaintingWrapping

PAPER MAKING 1-91. Dip Deckle2. Lift Horizontally3. Felt Over4. Press Palms5. Felt Under Deckle6. Brush Edges7. Lift Deckle8. Peel Paper9. Dry as Directed

PAPERMAKING DANCE MOVES

1. Dip arms and roll down2. Lift with your arms horizontal3. Palms up and clap the felt on top4. Press and bend knees5. Turn palms over so felt is on the bottom6. Brush finger tips across palm7. Lift onto tippy toes8. Raise arms to lift paper

PAPER MAKING 1-91. Dip Deckle2. Lift Horizontally3. Felt Over4. Press Palms5. Felt Under Deckle6. Brush Edges7. Lift Deckle8. Peel Paper9. Dry as Directed

Create samples of paper that would be useful to a gardener

THE HISTORY BEHINDFingertip Dip Paper Shapers

• It started as in integrated activity in the ECLIPSE Grant• Kits began to find their ways Into

elementary classrooms.• We have refined the process

and are now bringing it to YOU….

Fingertip Dip Paper ShapersIN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

Technology is any modification of the natural world made to fulfill human needs or desires.

Engineering is a systematic and often iterative

approach to designing objects, processes and systems to meet human needs and wants.

A Framework for K-12 Science Education, p. 202

ITERATIVE APPROACH

• Designing • Producing • Assessing• Modifying (Redesigning)

CAREERSChemistCommodity Sourcing ManagerComputer ProgrammerDesignerForesterMachinistManufacturing Equipment OperatorManufacturing Process EngineerMaterials ScientistTransportation GIS SpecialistWaste Water Treatment Engineer

STEM AS AN INTEGRATING INFLUENCE

SCIENCE• Observing properties

• Investigate the Process•Cohesion/Adhesion •Evaporation

•Testing paper•Durability•Strength•Absorbency•Flexibility•Recyclability

•Paper in the labFilter paperLens wipesLab journalGraph paper

•ChemistryPolymers (cellulose)SizingOxidation (burning)

VISUAL ARTS•Aesthetic•Purpose•Color•Texture•Flat or Sculpture?

DANCE•Steps of paper making•Paper in the rain•Paper catching fire•Origami

MUSIC•What sounds can you make with paper?•What is the sound of paper in the wind, being ripped, etc.? •What musical instruments can you make with paper?

DRAMA•Props using paper•Mask making•Puppets

MATH•Ratios

•Area and Perimeter

•Shapes and their defining characteristics

•Nets of 3D objects

•Circles—circumference and area

•Weight of paper

•Multiplication/Division

•Word Problems ?

SOCIAL STUDIES•History of paper

•Maps of where paper is made

•Maps of land cover (where are the trees that are used for pulp?)

•Transportation routs

•History of printing

•Art papers

•Paper clothing

•Cultural uses of paper (diapers, origami, religious documents, napkins, toilet paper, toilet seat covers, party hats, birthday decorations)

•Reduce, reuse, recycle (and repurpose)

TECHNOLOGY• Improving paper

• For what purpose?• With what limitations?• Designing and using paper

• Packaging/containers

• Surfaces of paper types

• Paper in consumer products (paper towels, cards, tissue, dishes, etc.)

• Toys—kites, dolls, playing cards, board games

LANGUAGE ARTS•Book making•Journaling about where they see paper•Writing the steps for creating their garden paper•Investigating the types of paper used for novels. •Writing a story from the perspective of the tree as it gets turned into pulp and then paper.•Words that can be used to describe paper.

DIFFERENT MODES OF ENGAGING

• Writing• Drawing• Dancing• Doing• Telling• …

• Models• Data• Maps• Processes• Diagrams• …

THANK YOU….1. Please put the lid on the paper making tub

that contains the slurry.2. Put this tub into the supply box (shoe box).3. Use paper towels to wipe down the

workspace.4. Put all other supplies except wet paper

towels in the supply box.5. Put the lid on the supply box. 6. Keep your paper samples forever and ever…