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Teacher Resources

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Teacher Resources

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Teacher Resources

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