The document discusses topics related to clothing and textiles including definitions, careers, fibers, manufacturing processes, and fabric identification. It covers natural, artificial, and synthetic fibers. Teachers lead discussions and activities are suggested using various resources like videos, field trips, and fabric samples.
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Clothing and Textiles
The document discusses topics related to clothing and textiles including definitions, careers, fibers, manufacturing processes, and fabric identification. It covers natural, artificial, and synthetic fibers. Teachers lead discussions and activities are suggested using various resources like videos, field trips, and fabric samples.
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CLOTHING AND TEXTILES
1 INTRODUCTION TO Teacher: Defines clothing, textiles and discuss
CLOTHING AND TEXTILES the importance of clothing to man. - Definition Resources: Charts - Importance/functions of clothing
2 CAREERS IN CLOTHING AND Teacher: leads discussion on job opportunities.
TEXTILES Resources: Charts - Job Opportunities in clothing and textiles e.g. tailoring, dress designing, teaching etc.
3 CAREERS IN CLOTHING AND Teacher: Guides students to tabulate the
TEXTILES differences between formally trained and roadside tailor or seamstress - Differences between a formally trained and roadside tailor or Resources: Field trip to a garment making seamstress factory or shop. - Field trip to a garment making factory or shop.
4 TEXTILES Teacher: Explains the meaning of fibres and
fabric, their characteristics and differences. - Meaning of fibre and fabric Resources: Samples of different types of - Types of fibre and their fabric. characteristics e.g. staple, filament etc - Differences between fibre and fabric.
5 ORIGIN OF FIBRES Teacher: Leads discussion on the origin of
6 ORIGIN OF FIBRE Teacher: Leads discussion on the origin of
man-made fibres. - Artificial/synthetic/man-made fibre - Term project – A fabric album Resource: Chart
7 MANUFACTURING AND Teacher: Discusses the manufacturing process
PROPERTIES OF FIBRES of cotton and its properties. Resources: Video clips - Manufacturing process and properties/characteristics of cotton
8 MANUFACTURING AND Teacher: Discusses the manufacturing process
PROPERTIES OF FIBRE of linen and its properties. Resources: Video clips - Manufacturing process and properties/characteristics of linen
9 MANUFACTURING AND Teacher: Discusses the manufacturing process
PROPERTIES OF FIBRE of silk and its properties. Resources: Video clips - Manufacturing process and properties/characteristics of silk
10 MANUFACTURING AND Teacher: Discusses the manufacturing process
PROPERTIES OF FIBRE of silk and its properties. Resources: Video clips Manufacturing process and properties/characteristics of wool
11 MANUFACTURING AND Teacher: Discusses the manufacturing process
PROPERTIES OF FIBRE of artificial fibres and their properties. Manufacturing process and Resources: Field trip to a textile industry properties/characteristics of artificial fibres – rayon, nylon, polyester (terylene) etc
12 TEST FOR FABRIC Teacher: Leads discussion and demonstrate the
IDENTIFICATION procedures for different tests for the identification of different fabrics. - Fabric identification – handling, burning,/flame Resources: Samples of different types of fabrics, matches etc. - Chemical and microscopic test (practical)