When billions of pencils are made every year, we wanted to design something a bit different. Join us, as we create a giant pencil for someone in our community. Tinker, create, and innovate with more hands-on discovery from kiwico.com Video Chapters! 00:00 Can we build a giant pencil? 00:29 Let's dissect a pencil 01:06 Meet a pencil expert 02:17 Let's build a giant pencil 06:40 Big reveal! Read More: How Are Pencils Made? science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/question465.htm “More than 14 billion pencils are produced in the world every year, enough to circle the earth 62 times.” The Surprising History of the Pencil themarginalian.org/2013/06/24/history-of-the-pencil “The modern pencil was invented in 1795 by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, a scientist serving in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. The magic material that was so appropriate for the purpose was the form of pure carbon that we call graphite.” 9 Weird Ways Pencils Changed the World www....