A day in ancient China – Food, Costumes, Projects
An enslaved woman dancer from the Han Dynasty - does your China day involve dancing? Organizing a China day? If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of [...]
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Terracotta Army project – Ancient China
Chinese terracotta army head made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon In the Qin Dynasty, about 210 BC, one of the emperors had a whole army of men made [...]
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Chinese scroll project – Ancient China
Chinese scroll project made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Early Chinese writing Chinese people began to write about 1500 BC. People usually wrote vertically, from the top of the [...]
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How to make paper – Ancient China project
Paper-making project: Chinese paper money This is a good sit-down project for a sunny day. Factories in China made paper out of cloth rags and mulberry bark (more on Chinese [...]
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History of kites – Ancient China
Chinese painting of kite-flying - Chinese kite project Who invented kites? The earliest kites were probably invented in China about 800 BC, during the Zhou Dynasty. People made these early kites [...]
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What is Kongming’s Light? – Ancient China project
Kongming's Light, made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Hot air rises Scientists in China were early leaders in the investigation of hot air and how you could use [...]
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Papier-mache dragon – Ancient China project
Chinese dragon, made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Beginning at least as early as the Chou Dynasty, around 1100 BC, dragons like this one were the symbols of [...]
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How to make a compass – China Activities
Early Chinese compass (reconstruction) - a compass project Who invented the compass? Chinese scientists invented the first compasses, around the 200s AD, near the end of the Han Dynasty. Science in [...]
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How to make Chinese coins – Ancient China project
Replica Chinese coins, made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon People in China began to use cowrie shells for money about 1800 BC. But by about 400 BC, they [...]
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How to make a Chinese Buddha Statue – China projects
A Buddha statue made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Many people in China after about 500 AD prayed to Buddha as a god. Buddhists often made gold statues [...]
