Year 8
True cost of fashion - what fabrics do we have in the home?
In this lesson, we will look at different fabrics that are used to make products in the home. Do we live a disposable fashion lifestyle?
Year 8
True cost of fashion - what fabrics do we have in the home?
In this lesson, we will look at different fabrics that are used to make products in the home. Do we live a disposable fashion lifestyle?
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- the positive and negative impact that products can have in the wider world
- work confidently within a range of relevant domestic, local and industrial contexts, such as the home, health, leisure, culture, engineering, manufacturing, construction, food, energy, agriculture and fashion
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4 Questions
Q1.What two families can we divide fabrics into?
What two families can we divide fabrics into?
Alloys, Ferrous and Non Ferrous
Hardwood and softwood
Q2.What does the word synthetic mean when we are talking about materials?
What does the word synthetic mean when we are talking about materials?
The material contains metal
The material is a heavy material
The material is from a natural source
Q3.True or false - Cotton is grown in large fields.
True or false - Cotton is grown in large fields.
False
Q4.Which of these answers contain ALL NATURAL fabrics?
Which of these answers contain ALL NATURAL fabrics?
Polyester, Cotton, Silk
Polyester, Lycra, Nylon
Wool, Lycra, Polyester
5 Questions
Q1.Polyester is a natural fabric
Polyester is a natural fabric
True
Q2.Which of these correctly describes fast fashion
Which of these correctly describes fast fashion
Fast fashion is the creation of high cost high fashion products.
Fast fashion is the creation of products only made from natural fabrics
Fast fashion is the creation of products only made from synthetic fabrics
Q3.Which of these fabrics are synthetic? (Tick 2 boxes)
Which of these fabrics are synthetic? (Tick 2 boxes)
Cotton
Silk
Wool
Q4.Wool is a very absorbent fabric
Wool is a very absorbent fabric
False
Q5.A property of a material ...
A property of a material ...
describes how you should wash materials
describes the source of a material
describes which family it belongs to (natural or synthetic)