Stars and Wishes

Stars:
1. I did well on the math tests
2. I Volunteer for school and community activities with Sports Council

Wishes:
1. To write with more detail and communicate my ideas better in ELA

More important Technology

Today I visited the blogs of the follwing people and learned about the different technologies:

Test Case Katherine: Archery, which was invented around 64 000 years ago in the late Paleolithic Period.

Little Ox (Ann): Paper, which was invented more than 2000 years ago in China by Ts'ai Lun.

F.Y Bookworm (Frank): Magnetic Compass, which was invented in medieval Europe in 1302

Akira (Andrea): Eyeglasses, which were invented in 1270 in China and 1280 in Italy

bub's baluba blog (Vicky): Flat glass mirrors, which were invented in 1291 in Venice, Italy

An Important Piece of Technology

The Pencil
When: Graphite was found in1564; the actual wooden pencil was invented in1795
Where: Graphite found in Borrowdale, England; actual wooden pencil in France
Who: Nicholas Jacques Conte invented the wooden pencil (in 1795)
Why: To easily write things down and the ink was darker than the previously used lead



Information from:
http://www.pencils.com/pencil-history
http://www.whoinventedit.net/who-invented-the-pencil.html
Picture from:
http://www.pencils.com/pencil-history