The material in this resource can be used with different subjects, as prompts for classroom or home work activities.
Curriculum Links:
KS3 Hisory: WW2
KS3 Design & Technology: Design and make
Learning Objectives:
To learn about the history of M&S
To find out what life was like in the past
To raise awareness about 'waste not want not'
To learn how being creative with limited resources can often lead to invention
This resource could be used as:
an introduction to learning about economic use of materials
an additional aid to ethics / RE
as inspiration or introduction to a real enterprise activity such as fund raising
an introduction to consumerism
a drama project
a fashion design project
an aid to history timelines, understanding the manufacturing industry and how government policy can affect what is made in a country
Discussion ideas
What do you think it would be like for you today if clothes were
rationed? What would you be most upset about not being able to wear?
If you were a dress designer how would you adapt your designs to
use less materials?
What are the differences between man-made and natural fabrics?
Think of three of your five senses - sight, sound and touch.
Why do you think man-made fabrics were so popular after the Second
World War?
Activity ideas:
Research what man-made fabrics are made from, then make a list of
man-made and natural fabrics. Looking at the labels on clothes will help
you do this.
Find an old shirt, jumper or pair of trousers and convert into a
bag by deconstructing / reconstructing the existing item.
Provide each student with the same materials and challenge them to create a useful item using only those materials.