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9 06, 2017

How to make a compass – China Activities

By |2019-04-21T15:23:29-07:00June 9th, 2017|China, Crafts, Science|Comments Off on 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 [...]

9 06, 2017

How to make Chinese coins – Ancient China project

By |2018-04-18T09:54:00-07:00June 9th, 2017|China, Crafts, Economy|Comments Off on 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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