1. Lesson 1:
Getting to know Wood

2. Lesson’s Focus
In this lesson, you will learn about:
• Wood’s many observable properties
• How wood is a resource that comes
from many different kinds of trees
• How wood is processed and transformed
by people

3. Question:
Where do you think
wood comes from?

4. Answer:
TREES!

5. How are these two samples
alike?

6. How are these two samples
different?

7. Types of Wood
Basswood
Particleboard
Pinewood
Plywood Redwood

8. Redwood
•Dark Red Color
•Darkest wood that
we will work with
•Comes from
Redwood Tree

9. Pinewood
•Light Colored
Wood
•Smooth and used
most often in wood
products
•Comes from a Pine
Tree

10. Basswood
•Light Colored
Wood
•Smooth
•Looks similar to
Pinewood (slightly
lights)
•Comes from a
Linden Tree

11. Particleboard
•Medium colored
wood (but color can
vary)
•Rough texture
•Made from gluing
together sawdust
shavings

12. Plywood
•Varies in color
•Has a sandwich
look to it
•Made by gluing
thin sheets of
wood together to
make a thicker,
sturdier piece of
wood

13. Use the Google Doc Form link listed
in Week 1 – Day 1 Assignment
Folder on Coursesites to answer the
questions related to this PowerPoint.
You may use the PowerPoint to help
you answer the questions.