Zhou Dynasty -- Making the pen

Zhou Dynasty was in Ancient China. it was from 1,046 BC to 256 BC. The compass is something they invented during that time. The Chinese also invented a writing system. Here is a picture of the pen I made out of bamboo.

Quill & Ink

I went into the backyard where my mom grows bamboo and cut a branch off. Then I got a knife and made the end angeled and pointed at the tip. After I completed making the pen I got some ink and dipped it in and used my new pen.

The Compass

I made a compass. I put a sewing needle onto a refrigerator magnet. After waiting 24 hours for the needle to magnetize, I stuck it through a cork which I cut in half. When those two things are done our group made a bowl (which eventually broke) and put water in it, then put the cork which had the needle sticking through it into the water and it spun this way and that, then finally rested pointing north and south... which means its aligning with the north and south poles.

How the project is going so far

Hi all,
This is the Group 6 blog for the Zhou Dynasty project in Mr. Terronez' class. We will be doing posts about how we are doing.