These raw materials are extracted from: volcanic rock,the rubber trees in South America,mines in chile,and mines in China, and cedar wood is found throughout the world

PRODUCTION: the graphite is crushed and ground. Floatation cells are used to get purer and purer graphite, and screens are also used. Graphite and clay are crushed into a fine powder and blended with water for up to 3 days. When dry the sludge is ground into a powder and water is added to make a soft paste. This is formed into thin rods and baked at intense heat ( almost 1000 Celsius). Machines cut the cedar lumber into wide slats. Shallow grooves are cut lengthwise into each slat (for the graphite rods) Machines apply the glue,place the lead,and place a second slat of wood on top. They shape the wood,cut it into separate pencils,sand the wood,paint, place the eraser holder,and finally apply the eraser.

DISTRIBUTION: there are quite a few pencil factories around the world.

They are delivered to stores by trucks and are taken by planes to other countries not reachable by other vehicles.

CONSUMPTION: people buy pencils for many uses here are some of them. - writing, skekching, schoolwork, blueprints,colouring,and many more.

DISPOSAL: when pencils are finished people typically throw them in the garbage but only the wooden pencils decompose and plastic pencils are kept till they just don't work.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: pencil factories could put up signs that instruct civilians to take their used or broken pencils to a certain place were they can be recycled.

Interesting fact: pencils aren't actually made out of lead it's actually a mix of graphite and clay.

IMPACTS: the impacts of making pencils are : deforestation, noise pollution, soil pollution,habitat loss, and erosion.