K2L11 The Importance of Silk

K2L11 The Importance of Silk

by WHITNEY FAIRCHILD

Multiple Choice

What two rivers were important to the Chinese civilization?

• Mississippi and Hudson River

• Indus River and other rivers

• Yellow and Yangtze River

Multiple Choice

What surface did the Chinese create that was used for writing?

• bamboo strips

• ox bone

• paper

• wood

Multiple Choice

What tool did the Chinese invent to make book printing easier?

• copy machine

• block printing

• scanner

• camera

Open Ended

Before block printing, how did the Chinese make copies of books?

​Word Work: emerge and plunged

• ​If these white, puffy balls were allowed to develop, what do you suppose would emerge?

• ​Then the cocoons were plunged into hot water to loosen the thread.

• ​emerge means to come out or rise into view

• ​pluge means to have fallen quickly or have been pushed with force

  • ​these two words are antonyms or opposites

• ​Dolphins emerge from below the water for air.

• ​After they performed their flips, the dolphins plunged back into the water.

Open Ended

Why do you think the roads were called the Silk Roads if they were not made of silk?

What were some contributions you heard about in today's read-aloud?​

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Open Ended

Why were the Silk Roads so important to people from different lands?

Why were trade routes from Europe to China called The Silk Roads?

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How is silk made?

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TABLE TALK

​Silk was worth a lot of money and could be traded for many different things. Why do you think the Chinese kept silk production a secret for so many years?

INDEX CARD:

​Describe the silk making process

​5 minutes

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