Tools of the Past We learned about the slate and chalk, the potbelly stove, quill
and ink, copybooks, pencil sharpener, and typewriter. We made a slideshow to show the information on all six tools. We made a copy of a quill and ink, slate and chalk, a copybook, and a pencil sharpener. We made these out of clay and other household items. The quill and ink was used in the 1700s-1800s. The quills were usually made from a feather. Copybooks are books that children used in the 1700s. In these books the children copied the things that the teacher put on the chalkboard. They also were used because paper was so expensive. The slate and chalk was used in the 1960s. Students used the slate and chalk for arithmetic. The potbelly stove was a heater that would heat up the classrooms. Children took turns walking to school early with a couple pieces of wood to start the fire in the potbelly stove. Some days it took a couple hours for the potbelly stove to heat the room. Typewriters were the way of writing in the early 20th century. Typewriters were invented in the 1900s and are still used, just not as much. The first typewriter’s price was around $100. In the 1900s that was a lot, but now it doesn’t sound like much. The first pencil sharpener tool was simply “whittling,” or sharpening a pencil with a knife. Over the years it was made into a hand crank and eventually into an electric pencil sharpener. By: Lauren Birkemeier, Madison Langhals, and Jon Smith (Grade 6) Past Tools
Sketchbook of the Olden DaysBy: Bo Birnesser (K), Hanna Schroeder, Levi Schroeder, and Hunter Sudlow (Grade 1)
What did all the things in the past look like, especially the schools and tools? Facts: There were no cars in the 1800's and the kids rode horses or walked to school. There was nothing mechanical and they made their own tools. We used the computer to look up pictures. The teachers read books and stories for us so we could see pictures of all the things we drew. Summary: This is how we made our project. We placed different pictures next to plain pieces of paper. We used pencils, crayons, and erasers to draw the pictures. The teachers showed us how to bind our pictures all together to form a sketchbook. |
Past, Present, and Future Tools of Education This movie is to educate others about past, present, and future tools of education. We researched and presented three past tools, three present tools, and we each predicted what a future tool would be. We provided imagery of the tools and gave food information. We organized all of this information into a movie. (The Movie below is in 3 parts.)
By: James Schroeder (Grade 8), Brandon Grigsby, and Abraham Morman (Grade 7)
Word SearchBy Dalton Wurth (Grade 1)
What are some of the things that people used in the olden days? Facts: The kids in the school were kept warm with a potbelly stove. The teacher had to come to school early to heat it up. Most clothes that they wore were black and white. I looked up different words on the computer. The teachers showed me websites and I copied the words. Summary: When I made the word search I took a ruler and measured out the squares for the letters. I then began to place each word in the squares to form the search. I mixed in other letters to hide the words. |