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Products and Processes From Sheep to Wool, Sub-topic 1: Sheep and Wool as…
Products and Processes
From Sheep to Wool
TECHNOLOGY
Sub-topic 1: Tools and Processes Used to Make Wool Products
People use various tools and steps to change wool into useful items.
Resource
https://www.scribd.com/document/897061903/Wool
Shows wool-processing, & photographs of traditional and modern wool-processing tools
Activity:
Learners look at pictures or safe examples of wool-processing tools and find out what each tool is used for.
Questions to ask
• What is this tool for?
• How does the tool assist people in processing wool?
• What would happen if we didn’t have this tool?
Sub-topic 2: Designing and Making a Wool Product
Technology follows a design process to solve problems and make useful products.
Activity:
Learners come up with a simple wool product, like a small woven mat or a decoration, and make a list of the materials they need.
Questions to ask:
• What wool product could we design?
• What hardware and software would we need?
• How do we make our product useful and robust?
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Sub-topic 1: People Involved in Wool Production
Many people do different jobs to make and process wool.
Book/resource:
Wool production information
Activity:
Learners look at photos of sheep farmers, shearers, wool processors, spinners, and makers of wool products. They learn what each person does.
Questions to ask:
• Who works with the sheep?
• Who removes the wool?
• Who processes the wool?
• Why do we need different workers?
Sub-topic 2: Change Over Time in Wool Production
The way people make and process wool changes when tools and technology get better.
Activity:
Learners look at old and new ways of processing wool, then compare them.
Questions to ask:
• How did people deal with wool in the past?
• What tools are currently in use?
• What has changed?
• Why do people use technology?
The Link
Social Science helps learners understand the people, jobs, communities, and changes involved in making wool. Together, these three subjects help learners explore how a natural material becomes a useful product.
Technology helps the learner to understand the tools, processes and designs involved in the transformation of wool into useful products.
Natural Science helps learners see wool as a natural material and learn how its properties change during processing.
Sub-topic 1: Sheep and Wool as a Natural Material :
NATURAL SCIENCE
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Sub-topic 2: Changes in Wool During Processing
Raw wool must be washed, carded, spun, and knitted before it can be used to make products.
Activity:
Learners look at samples or pictures of raw fleece, cleaned wool, yarn, and a knitted item. They then arrange these stages in the correct order.
Questions to ask:
• What changes as the wool goes from one stage to the next?
• Why does the wool have to be processed?
• What do you notice about the various materials?
Science process skills:
Observing, sequencing, comparing, and communicating.
Sheep are animals that grow wool. People use this natural fiber to make many different products.
Resource:
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https://www.scribd.com/presentation/663729810/shearing-and-processing-of-wool
. Shows, Wool processing information/resource & pictures of sheep and fleece
Activity:
Learners look at a picture or toy sheep and a piece of raw wool. They touch and study the wool, then talk about its colour, texture, and how it looks.
Questions to ask :
• What does the wool feel like?
• Where does wool come from?
• What properties of wool can we see?
Science process skills:
Observing, describing, and comparing