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cotton cultivation and sustainability
südwind agentur (die agentur für süd-nord-Bildungs - und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit gesmbh) Vienna, austria
http://www.suedwind-agentur.at [email protected]
- Level Pre-16
- Pre-requisite knowledge required by educators A. No background knowledge required
- Pre-requisite knowledge required by students A. No background knowledge required
- Number of students Any number
- Length of time required 20 minutes
- Type of activity Group work, Image related, Interactive activities
- Discipline Cross-curricular, Design, Interactive
- Topics covered Agriculture, Big business, Environment, Health and safety,
Textiles
oBjEctIVEs / lEarnIng outcoMEs
Contextual:
- Becoming acquainted with the cultivation of cotton
- Awareness of social and environmental issues related to cotton cultivation
(environment, monocultures, working conditions)
Linguistic:
- Understanding vocabulary
- Being able to apply new vocabulary in a presentation
MatErIals proVIdEd:
- 1 set of photos (images 1-8) High quality versions are available to download from
http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/resources/teachingmaterials/cottoncultivation - The Cultivation of Cotton picture descriptions worksheet
- German-English vocabulary sheet (where appropriate)
dEsIraBlE MatErIals:
- Clothes-pegs and clothes-line (alternatively you can pin or stick the photos up)
- raw cotton
dEsIgn