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Introduce students to the fascinating world of paper. TAPPI's outreach products are perfect for Earth Day, Career Day, Scouts, mill and plant tours, community fairs, environmental clubs, and recycling programs. Make your classroom visits the best they can be! Get started today with our sample pack containing Earth Answers, career brochure, hidden pictures, recycling poster, and more! Request a free folder by calling 866-201-1012 (US), 800-446-9431 (Canada), +1-770-446-1400.

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Item Number: PE-SAMPLEI * Price: 1 FREE

Earth Answers[R]

Earth Answers[R] are a series of environmental brochures that discuss topics related to the paper industry, forests and recycling. They present technical information in an entertaining, non-technical format.

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Are We Running Out of Trees?

Explains how managed timberlands use sustainable forestry Sustainable forestry is a forest management practice. The basic tenet of sustainable forestry is that the amount of goods and services yielded from a forest should be at a level the forest is capable of producing without degradation of the soil, watershed features or seed source  practices to ensure that we will never run out of trees.

Item Number: PE-EARTH1 * Price: $6.25 for 25

How are Trees Grown for Paper?

Covers the ways tree farms and managed timberlands provide us with paper and paper products.

Item Number: PE-EARTH2 * Price: $6.25 for 25

Why do Some Paper Mills Have an Odor?

Discusses kraft pulping, sulfurous sul·fur·ous
adj.
1. Of, relating to, derived from, or containing sulfur, especially with valence 4.

2. Characteristic of or emanating from burning sulfur.
 TRS See traffic engineering methods.

TRS - term rewriting system
 gases, and odor-reduction programs in kraft mills.

Item Number: PE-EARTH3 * Price: $6.25 for 25

How is Paper Recycled?

Sherman and Sam, the Recycling Pups, take the reader through the steps in paper recycling Paper recycling is the process of recovering waste paper and remaking it into new paper products. There are three categories of paper that can be used as feedstocks for making recycled paper: mill broke, pre-consumer waste, and post-consumer waste. , from sorting recovered paper to the finished products.

Item Number: PE-EARTH4 * Price: $6.25 for 25

What's In a Tree?

The importance of trees and forest products in our everyday lives.

Item Number: PE-EARTH5 * Price: $6.25 for 25

How Much Paper can be Made from a Tree?

Explains the many factors involved in the amount of paper that can be made from a tree.

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Why Recycle?

Presents the advantages of paper recovery and recycling.

Item Number: PE-EARTH7 * Price: $6.25 for 25

How are Corrugated cor·ru·gate  
v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates

v.tr.
To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves.

v.intr.
 Boxes Made?

Rocky the Boxer discusses how corrugated boxes are designed and manufactured.

Item Number: PE-EARTH8 * Price: $6.25 for 25

TAPPI's Public Outreach program is supported by the TAPPI TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry  Foundation.

Other Materials

Career Brochure

Help attract the best and the brightest to the industry! Written for middle school students through college undergrads This article is about the television show. For the educational term, see undergraduate education.

This article or section does not cite its .
You can Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations.
, this informative full-color 8 1/2" x 11" brochure describes the challenges and rewards of a technical career in the paper and related industries. Perfect for career day presentations and other career counseling Noun 1. career counseling - counseling on career opportunities
counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
 opportunities.

Item Number: PE-CAREER * Price: $12.50 for 25

The Paper Express[R] Kit

The Paper Express Kit is an educational kit that includes a video and a manual that explains five science activities for the classroom in hand papermaking pa·per·mak·ing  
n.
The process or craft of making paper.



paper·mak
, cryogenics cryogenics: see low-temperature physics.
cryogenics

Study and use of low-temperature phenomena. The cryogenic temperature range is from −238°F (−150°C) to absolute zero. At low temperatures, matter has unusual properties.
, analytical chemistry analytical chemistry: see under chemistry. , light and optics, deinking and recycling. Also includes Paper: The Video, Hidden Pictures, and a sample of each Earth Answers[R].

Item Number: PE-KITS * Price: $65

Paper Slicks!

A collection of fun and interesting facts for you to add to your company newsletter. Seven prepared "ads" cover papermaking, recycling, and forests. Available on glossy paper for scanning or on a 3.5 diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk.

diskette - floppy disk
, format PC GIFs.

Item Number: PE-SLICKSD (diskette) * Price: $5

Item Number: PE-SLICKSG (glossy paper) * Price: $5

Paper Recycling Poster

Cartoon poster illustrates the paper recycling process using the Recycling Dogs in humorous situations.

Item Number: PE-POSTERRCY * Price $1 ea. folded

Hidden Pictures Activity Sheet

This reproducible coloring sheet depicts a forest scene in which 20 paper products are hidden. Perfect for grades K-6.

Item Number: PE-PICTURES * Price: $6 for 25 copies

Paper Anew Papermaking Kit

This hands-on papermaking kit includes mould and deckle deckle - /dek'l/ (From "dec-" and "nibble"; the original spelling seems to have been "decle") Two nickles; 10 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit wide RAM but 10-bit wide ROM. , cast paper mold, sponge, cotton linter lint·er  
n.
1. The short fibers that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning. Often used in the plural.

2. A machine that removes these short fibers from the seeds of cotton.
, decorations, colored acid-free papers, patterns, project ideas, and instructions.

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Item Number: PE-PAPANEW * Price: $20

Teachers Folder

Present this folder to teachers during your next classroom visit. Contains each EarthAnswers[R] brochure, hidden pictures, career brochure, recycling poster and more.

Item Number: PE-TEACHER * Price: $3.50

Visit Paper University at www.tappi.org/paperu

There's always something new at PaperU.

RELATED ARTICLE: CD-ROMs

Forests and Paper Forever CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 

This interactive multimedia CD-ROM presents information on forests, forest management, the valuable products that come from the forests industry, and the importance of keeping the environment in balance. It contains colorful animated graphics See animation. , virtual forests to explore, a virtual journey through the recycling process, and interactive activities to reinforce the educational message. Includes resources for students writing research papers, tips for integrating this tool into the curriculum, and links to other resources. A great gift for schools in your community.

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Winner of Learning[R] Magazine's 2001 Teachers' Choice Award[SM]

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Paper Clips Power Point show

Paper Clips is a 20-page Power Point presentation that includes 18 photos and complete script for members to teach paper industry and environmental facts to schools, scouts and other community groups. This industry overview is perfect for any age.

Item Number: PE-CLIPS * Price $10

(On CD-ROM for PC)

Videotapes

Paper: The Video

This 12-minute video takes a light-hearted, fun-filled look at the ways paper has influenced society, past and present. A valuable discussion tool for students and teachers, the video spotlights the critical role paper plays in our everyday lives.

Item Number: PE-VIDEO * Price: $10

Modern Papermaking

Item Number: PE-PRMVID Price: $6

Recycling: Lost and Found

Item Number: PE-RECYCL Price: $6

The Paper Trail - The History of Paper

Item Number: PE-TRAILVIDEO * Price: $6

These four-minute videos give a good overview of paper manufacturing, recycling, and history. Perfect for classroom visits and tour groups: elementary through middle school.
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