Commodities
Cotton,Fiber
Grade Levels:
fifth-eighth
Subjects:
Social Studies,Language Arts
Keywords:
Cotton,Fibers,Global,History,Map
Fibers From Nature Lesson
Not only do plants provide us with many delicious edible products, they also produce fiber for clothing. This lesson introduces students to those non-edible products known as natural fibers with an emphasis on cotton. Students discover where cotton is produced on a national and global scale as well as what products are connected to what fibers. Objectives: Identify non-edible agricultural products. Identify where cotton is produced on a national and global scale. Identify the sources for making fibers. Practice matching product name with fiber name and source of fiber. Time: Activity 1: 20-25 minutes Activity 2: One class of research, 20 minutes of presentations Activity 3: 20-25 minutes