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What do bread, crackers, cake, and pizza have in common? A basic ingredient in each of these foods is a grain — specifically, wheat. View this slideshow to follow the story of wheat from a handful of seeds to the bakery. Visit a wheat farm and learn about the processes of sowing, harvesting, and threshing. You'll look at a slice of bread in a new way!
How is a modern newspaper created and produced? Visit the Los Angeles Times to follow one day's paper from reporting through digitizing, editing, composing, printing, and distribution to delivery.
Find out how pipe organs are built, tested, and assembled.
Would you like to build a house someday? This company makes pre-assembled modular houses indoors, inside a huge factory, and then delivers them to the buyer's location. Go through this illustrated factory tour to view each step in the process of building a house. A separate photo tour shows the installation of a home at a building site.
Take a tour through a world-renowned recording studio located in the heart of Hollywood. Look at four different rooms and check out the vintage and state-of-the-art gear. The studio began with Charlie Chaplin in 1917 and is still hosting famous artists like members of The Beatles, Gwen Stefani, and Alicia Keyes.
As you may know, the term "lead pencil" is misleading. You're not really writing with the heavy metal called lead; rather, the gray "inside" of your pencil is a mixture of clay and graphite. View this illustrated explanation to learn how pencils are manufactured.
Want to learn about the bookmaking process firsthand? This infographic takes you through the various departments at a modern printer.