Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself

Build it Yourself

by Lance Kramer

From Buddhism, feng shui, and porcelain pottery to gunpowder, dynasties, and trade routes, this interactive activity guide explores the incredible ingenuity and history of ancient China with more than 20 hands-on projects. Comprehensive coverage of the ancient culture-everything from the daily lives of both the rich and poor to the history of architecture, dynasties, religion, trade, and science-are combined with step-by-step instructions for creating Chinese inventions with ordinary household materials. Key vocabulary, time lines, and factual sidebars are included to further educate young readers about this innovative society and its continuing influence on modern culture.

Genres: History, Ancient History, Childrens, China

130 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2008

Reviews

[R. C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good projects, actually, with only a few of the sort of things that no one actually wants their kid to bring home from school. A good balance of art and science too, maybe leaning a bit towards the science. The text was just right for my nerdy eleven-year-old and very much over my average eight-year-old's head. The kids read through the whole thing trying to decide which projects to do then settled on making paper from scratch, a "jade" ring (of polymer clay), and a seismograph.

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting...not too many of these are do-able in my classroom, but it's a good place to start thinking about what I can do to incorporate some art-related learning.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice childrens book of ancient china & it has crafts as well!