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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Chinese abacus project, made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland, Oregon Who invented the abacus? People in China started to use an abacus to help them with math problems maybe [...]
Kazakhstan hospitality Planning a Central Asia day at your school or camp? These are some ideas for what to wear, what to cook, and what to do during your Central [...]
