The Instant Adobe Brick - adobe brick making,4th grade,california education,history,Social science,cultral ans social science framework

A fun, educational and historical activity for all ages,
Part of the History and Social Science Framework.

Adobe is one of mankind's oldest building materials. From biblical time to the colonization of the new world, adobe bricks have provided much needed shelter to people from Egypt to the Mediterranean, the middle east and the Americas.

In the American Southwest, many homes, missions and presidios were build out of adobe brick.

An understanding of Adobe brick making, and its applications, is a wonderful educational tool and part of the Historical and Social Science Framework. It has many applications when learning about history, culture and science.

Today, with the help of The 20th Century History and Technology Museum's Adobe Consultant, we discover the beauty and durability of adobe bricks.

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Adobe Brick Kits
Adobe Brick Making for Children as a Class Activity
Adobe Brick Making for Children DVD
Adobe Outreach Teaching
Adobe Events and Activities

Adobe Brick Kits

These kits are a wonderful educational tool to help introduce you or your students to Adobe Brick Making.

The adobe brick kit contains all materials necessary to make authentic adobe bricks:

Adobe brick making book by Klaus Duebbert
1 wooden adobe forms
Adobe Mix
Straw

The cost is $9.95 per kit, and $5.00 shipping and handling.

Adobe Brick Making for Children as a Class Activity
A fun, educational, and historical activity for all ages.

Part of the Historical and Social Sciences framework. Adobe is one of mankind's oldest building materials. From biblical times to the colonization of the new world, adobe bricks have provided much needed shelter for people from Egypt to the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Americas.In the American Southwest, many homes, missions and presidios were built out of adobe brick.An understanding of adobe brick making, and its applications, is a wonderful educational tool, and a part of the Historical and Social Sciences framework. It has many applications when learning about history, culture and science.The cost is $46.00 per kit, and $10.00 shipping and handling.The adobe brick kit contains all materials necessary to make authentic adobe bricks.

Adobe brick making book, by Klaus Duebbert
3 wooden adobe forms
Adobe Mix
Straw
3 Mixing bowls
Sample brick
CD on adobe brick making

Adobe Brick Making for Children
Now available on DVD, Adobe Brick Making for Children. Recorded at the Mission San Gabriel, an adobe structure that is over 200 years old!This DVD depicts every aspect of adobe brick making. We had real children get involved so that they could learn this part of the Historical and Social Science Framework from this event.Also available on VHS.

The cost is $24.95 per DVD or VHS, and $2.00 shipping and handling.If you are ordering a VHS tape, be sure to say so when you order!

For orders, send check to:

Valley Forge
2112 W Westward Ave.
Banning, CA 92220

Teachers, e-mail for teacher discount