Explanation of project: In our fourth grade class this lesson was undertaken to explore with the students the importance of chopsticks to Asian culture and cuisine. We wanted the students to discover the etiquette and protocol involved in using chopsticks. We also wanted to raise questions in their minds such as, how this compares to our use or non use of eating utensils in the United States?

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Rand McNally Classroom

Pronounced kuai zi

Everything Chopstickshttp://www.everythingchopsticks.com/index.php?cPath=3

Mrs. Linn’s Kitchenhttp://www.mrslinskitchen.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=16246

Erik’s Chopstick Gallery Vendor’s Showcasehttp://www.ichizen.com/chopsticks/cheating.htm

Flexible plastic pivot point

Perpetual kid –Entertain your inner childhttp://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1612

Gadget Lab Folding Baskets made from chopstickshttp://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/folding-baskets.html

The Pink Tentacle http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/04/canoe-made-from-disposable-chopsticks/

This man from Japan didn’t want to waste the wood from thousands of chopsticks that had only been used once so he built a canoe that was “4-meters (13-ft) long.