how exactly is paper made(in terms a 5 year old would understand)?

Answer 1

Very simply!! Cut down trees, mash up the wood and mix with water. Put in a big hopper. Feed it beteen rollers till it gets thinner and thinner, dry it off, cut it into sheets.

This may help? http://www.wipapercouncil.org/process.htm

Answer 2

I am giving a simple procedure so that you can help the child in making the paper himself. Learning by doing is easier and the subject is well understood. Once the basics are clear, further modifications can be easily picked up as the child grows .

The following procedures given are simplified versions of traditional methods. Once basic papermaking is understood, one can make many beautiful papers using plant materials and flowers. With some skill and creativity, sheets of paper can become works of art using dyes and Japanese fibers such as Kozo.

Mold and deckle
This can be purchased as a papermaking kit from many art stores. A simple version of a mold and deckle suitable for teaching children can easily be made at home.http://gort.ucsd.edu/preseduc/moldekl.htm

Making pulp:

Supplies: Large tub, such as a plastic dishpan, blender, plastic buckets, mold and deckle, strainer or colander, jars for storing excess pulp, pulp can be made with recycled paper or cotton linters, which are ready made sheets used specifically for papermaking.
1.If using recycled paper, be sure to remove all traces of glue and take out staples.
2.Tear the paper into small squares, about 1 inch.
3.Put the torn paper in a bucket of water and let it soak for at least 2 hours. If using cotton linters, soak for just a few minutes.
4.Put batches of the paper into a blender, making sure there is plenty of water--about 1/3 pulp with 2/3 water.
5.Fill a rectangular plastic tray with about 2 inches of water and pour in a blender full of pulp. The amount of the pulp in the water will determine the thickness of the sheet of paper.
6.As sheets of paper are made, keep refilling the plastic tray with pulp, and water if necessary.

Making a sheet of paper:
A photo tutorial is available on the web.Visit http://gort.ucsd.edu/preseduc/paperdix.htm

Supplies: large sheet of plastic or plastic table covering, white felt squares, kitchen cloths or interfacing (not the iron-on kind), and a sponge to mop up spills. Optional: laminated boards.
1.Spread plastic covering over a table, place a layer of felt, and then a kitchen cloth the middle.
2.Give the pulp a good stir and place the mold so that the mesh is face up, and put the deckle on the top. Grip the two firmly, holding them by the shorter edge.
3.Slip the mold and deckle at an angle into the pulp mixture, then straighten them up so that they lid flat beneath the surface of the liquid.
4.Keeping the mold and deckle level, pull them straight up out of the liquid. Hold the mold and deckle level--the water will drain back through the mesh.
5.Gently shake the mold and deckle backward and forward, and side to side. This will help the fibers settle and mesh together.
6.Take the deckle off the mold. Put one edge of the sheet of paper on the kitchen cloth and gently press the sheet of paper onto the felt. This is called "couching". Sponge off excess water.
7.Put another piece on kitchen cloth or interfacing over the finished sheet and continue. You can layer several sheets.
8.To keep paper flat when dried, press between 2 laminated boards (shelves from a home supply store works very well). Layer with felt to absorb moisture.

Answer 3

wood from trees is grond up in to a powder and mixed with scrap paper and water then poured on a sceen like the kind in winows. all the water is pressed out with big block and often cloths are used to absorb some ofthe water and the paper is left to dry.voila! paper!

Answer 4

I would just say from trees. Worked for me when I was five years old. Of course, I was never really interested in learning the whole process... Knowing the basics was fine.

Answer 5

Just tell them that paper is made from wood/trees and that they shouldn't waste it!

Answer 6

its a rather detailed explanation but there is a great web page below that shows u how to make it in your own kitchen

Answer 7

wood 4rom trees make paper

Answer 8

from wood from trees from forest

Answer 9

http://www.tappi.org/paperu/all_about_paper/paperMade.htm

Here is a website that you can look at that may help.