Printing

High school (ages 12+)
Making & Design

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/printing

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the earliest known printing method?Woodblock printing, originating in China
2. What is the european movable type innovation?Johannes Gutenberg's press, circa 1440, utilizing metal type
3. What is printing and why is it important?Printing lets us make many copies of pictures and words quickly, sharing ideas with lots of people.
4. How did the first printing method in China work?In China, people carved whole pages of text and pictures into wooden blocks, inked them, and pressed them onto paper or cloth to make copies.

Woodblock Printing: A relief printing technique where entire pages are carved into wooden blocks for reproduction.
Movable Type: Individual characters cast in metal or other materials that can be assembled and rearranged for printing.
Offset Lithography: An indirect printing process where ink is transferred from a plate to a blanket cylinder, then to the substrate.
Digital Printing: Printing methods that reproduce images directly from digital files without the need for printing plates.