YEAR 8 TEXTILES. Homework Booklet

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1 YEAR 8 TEXTILES Name:... Teacher:... Homework Booklet Over the next 5 weeks you will complete a range of tasks at home Details of each task can be found in this booklet, clearly labelled weeks 1-5 Work must be handed in on time each week and presented neatly. It is your responsibility to keep this booklet safe. If you lose it you must pay to print another, photocopy someone else s or write up the tasks by looking at a friend s. It will not be accepted as an excuse for not handing in your work.

2 Week 1: Smart Materials Visit the Textiles Hotline website. Click on Let s Learn and select Key Knowledge. Then click on Smart & Modern Materials You can also Google smart materials and find many other places to research this topic, or come to the D&T department and borrow a book! 1. What is a Smart Material? 2. What does Thermochromic mean? 3. What does Photochromic mean? 4. What is the difference between a Smart Material and a Modern Material? 5. What is happening in this picture?

3 Week 2: Microencapsulation Check out the following website for information about Microencapsulation You can also Google Microencapsulation and find many other places to research this topic, or come to the D&T department and borrow a book! 1. What is microencapsulation? 2. How is the microencapsulated substance released? 3. Why might it be useful to use Aloe Vera in microencapsulation? Give an example of how this might be used: 4. Give another example of how microencapsulation could be used I Textiles?

4 Week 3: Power Assisted Textiles Visit the Textiles Hotline website. Click on Let s Learn and select Key Knowledge. Then click on Smart & Modern Materials Scroll down to interesting Links and click on Tommy Hilfiger clothing with solar panels Another link you could use: or Google Tommy Hilfiger Solar Powered Jacket Power Assisted Textiles incorporate a power source which can be used to power or control other products e.g. portable MP3 players or mobile phones. 1. What form of energy provides power to the Tommy Hilfiger jacket? 2. Where does this energy come from? 3. How does this work? 4. What can this power be used for? 5. How does the power reach the devices? 6. What is the advantage of solar power?

5 Week 4: Sustainable Technologies Designer Suzanne Lee shares her experiments in growing a kombucha-based material that can be used like fabric or vegetable leather to make clothing. The process is fascinating, the results are beautiful (though there's still one minor drawback...) and the potential is simply stunning. language=en If this link does not work, Google Suzanne Lee Ted Talk 1. What materials does Suzanne Lee use to grow her own fabric? 2. Explain the process used to grow fabric that Suzanne Lee uses 3. What can bacterial cellulose be used for name three uses. 4. What does bio-degradable mean? 5. In the future what would you choose to grow? Why?

6 Week 5: Biomimicry: Speedo Fastskin Biomimicry is design based on how nature works contents/?article=8 If this link does not work, Google Speedo FastSkin 1. What animal did Speedo use as inspiration for their Fastskin swimsuit? 2. Describe the texture of a shark s skin: 3. Why do denticles allow a shark to cruise silently through water? 4. What is Speedo Fast Skin made from? 5. What shape is printed onto the surface of the fabric? 6. How do panels and seams work in the swimwear?