New Paper from Newspaper

In this Activity, students examine a piece of newsprint and recycle the paper to make a new sheet of paper that can be compared to other types of paper. They then use this experience, and information from Internet sites, to create a paper work of art. The Activity could be used as a cross-curricular topic in an art class. Chemical topics include polymers, since paper is composed of cellulose, and the bonding that occurs within paper.