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Renewable Resources

Lesson Plan: What are Renewable Resources?

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Objective: Define the concept and value of renewable resources and how to distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources Featured learning skills: Natural science Consumer awareness Classification Natural science Consumer…
Lesson Plan How Are Pencils Made

Lesson Plan: How are Pencils Made Today?

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Lesson Plan: How are Pencils Made Today? Objective: Learn how pencils are made and about manufacturing, in general Featured learning skills: Manufacturing Sequencing Geography   LESSON PLAN Step 1: Preparation/Discussion Start…
Lesson Plan Uses of Pencils

Lesson Plan: What are Important Uses of Pencils?

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Lesson Plan: What are Important Uses of Pencils? Objective: Learn the many uses for pencils, who uses them and why. Explore some of the famous people who used pencils; our Pencil VIPs. Featured learning skills: Association Graphing Biography   LESSON…
Lesson Plan History of Pencils

Lesson Plan: What is the History of Pencils?

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Lesson Plan: What is the History of Pencils? Objective: Explore the history of pencils and discover the point of pencils in history Featured learning skills: Researching Role playing Timelines   LESSON PLAN Step…
Pencil Artist Paul Lung

Pencil Artist of the Week: Paul Lung

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No, that isn't a photograph of this week’s pencil artist, Paul Lung, it is a self-portrait he created using only a 0.5 mm technical pencil. Lung is an artist out of Hong Kong that specializes in photo-realistic pencil portraits of people and…

Blackwing Better than an iPad Video

Blackwing Better than an iPad Video It's hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since we launched the Palomino Blackwing pencil. As we prepare for a giant Blackwing birthday celebration at the end of this month, we thought we'd take…

Tips for Going Green in the Workplace

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“Going green” has become more than just a fad or trend, establishing itself as a persistent and necessary change. Being environmentally conscious means much more than recycling your cans and setting your thermostat at 78-degrees in the summer…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Mark Keller

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Pencil Artist of the Week: Mark Keller This week’s pencil artist is actually much more than just that. His name is Mark Keller, and he is a musician, songwriter, producer, painter, filmmaker, drawer and teacher. And that’s just scratching…

Contemporary Architecture Doing Louis Sullivan Proud

Contemporary Architecture Doing Louis Sullivan Proud In 1943, Ayn Rand released her seminal novel The Fountainhead to audiences around the world. The book gained both acclaim and criticism for its support of the philosophy of Objectivism, a…

Notebook Evolution

Notebook Evolution As we approach the one year anniversary of the introduction of our Palomino Blackwing pencil we are nearing the next step in the evolution of the Palomino and Blackwing product ranges as we get set to introduce our first…