Evolution of Books
What is the name of the creator of the printing press?
Johannesburg Gutenberg
What does the word perception mean?
“…the state or process of becoming aware of something through the senses; awareness”.
Who is Michael Heart and what is the Gutenberg Project?
Michael Heart was in charge of the GUTENBERG PROJECT and that project was created to make e-books free and accessible to the public through the internet.
What University’s researchers found that “experiment participants who read for six minutes experienced reduced muscle tension and a slower heart rate”
University of Sussex
Name the two public Libraries near us.
1. Glen Avon Library
2. Louis Rubidoux Library
What is the Project Gutenberg?
Brought reading into our beloved internet. Today this project still sells over 60000 ebooks today.
What was the highest percentage and for who in the pie graph ⭕️?
28% for 55-64 year olds
What is the average weight for a backpack filled with textbooks?
50 pounds
What state had a literacy rate of 76.9%?
California
Can you checkout online books from a library? True/False
True
Out of what were books during the 4th millennium BCE created? What material was used to make them?
Papyrus Plant
Who said this quote: “Knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, but imagination points to all we might yet discover and create”?
Albert Einstein
What percent of people tend to use electronic devices today?
97%
What two benefits can be gained from reading?
1. Health Benefits
2. Academic Benefits
How much does a library card cost?
FREE
Today a Penguin books costs around 15 US dollars, how much were they worth before?
6 pennies
Name the 3 main benefits one can gain from reading at a young age?
How many trees does it take to make 1 ton of standard quality paper?
24 trees
How many word a day are students exposed too?
10,000 to 14,000 words a day
Fun riddle: “A building filled with books you can’t buy. What am I?”
A Library
When was the printing press created and what did it do?
1439 CE = Used to print/stamp images or texts out of types or plates.
How much money is spent on kids who have to repeat a grade because of reading problems?
Almost $2 billion
Does the e-book and the paperback book serve the same purpose? True/False
What is the literacy rate for the state of Florida?
80.3%
Fun Riddle: “I can be the book one can never finish reading. What am I?”
An Autobiography