CORE 1.9
How is paper made? Paper is made by chipping up timber, soaking it in water to break it down into fibres and then compressing the fibres together, bleaching them and drying them out and cutting the material up into the universal size needed.
What sizes does paper come in? Paper comes in standard sizes that are known across the world (A0, A1, A2, A3, A4 etc. This allows paper to be made anywhere in the world and allows communication across the world. The paper sizes basically half every time you go down a size.
Paper is also measured in GSM (Grams per metre squared) this usually determines paper quality, higher weights mean higher quality.
Copier paper
Description Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Thin, lightweight, Writing, painting Takes colour well, Can jam in printers cheap, bright white and drawing good surface for in colour, smooth pencil, cheap, surface, bleached readily available, surface available in a range of colours
Cartridge paper
Description Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Creamy in colour, General drawing Accepts most Expensive heavy thick paper. Painting drawing media, Opaque (non see through)
Tracing paper
Description Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Thin, smooth and Overlays on Strong and Heavier weights translucent drawings, make Transparent expensive, ink takes copies by tracing time to dry.
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Boards Boards tend to weigh over 220 GSM as their thickness is much greater and is often made up of multiple plys or layers.
Folding box board
Description Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Stiff layers Cereal boxes, food Excellent scoring Lower strength than consisting of: and health care and bending without solid white board Printable bleached packaging, cartons splitting virgin pulp top Accepts print well surface Inexpensive. Unbleached yellowish centre layers Bleached inside layer. Corrugated board
Description Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Two or more layers Protective packaging Impact resistant, Brown finish does of fluted paper for example boxes inexpensive and not show colour well sandwiched between for Frozen and recyclable Can deform under two paper liners chilled foods pressure Available in many Not water resistant thicknesses Strong and lightweight Solid white board
Description Uses Advantages Disadvantages
Strong, rigid board Book covers, food Strong rigid and Can be expensive. made from pure and cosmetic accepts print well. bleached wood pulp packaging Excellent printing surface
Properties of Papers and Boards
THE SIR JOHN COLFOX ACADEMY DEPT. DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY S.G.2019 CORE 1.9
Papers Using the book pages or the internet explain how paper is made
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In what units is paper measured
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Name the three papers you need to be aware of: . . .
Which Paper would be the test to use for general writing and drawing?
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Explain why you have chosen this paper
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Which paper would you use for developing a design through working drawings?
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Explain why
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______Boards What is the main difference between papers and boards?
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______Name the three boards you need to be aware of: . . .
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Properties What are the three main properties of papers and boards? . . .
For each one complete the table below:
Property Description
Which board would you use to create a cereal box
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Explain why you have chosen this board
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Which board would you use for a box to keep frozen items cool?
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Explain why you have chosen this Board
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