Textiles Worksheets: Home Activity

The worksheets on this page will help young people understand the science of textiles. This activity has been designed for all ages to be able to complete at home, whether you are home educating, home schooling or just looking for a summer holiday activity.

We hope doing these activities will create better scientists and more critical thinkers. We know the wicked problems (complex and difficult issues like climate change and biodiversity loss) we are leaving the next generation will need some innovative thinking to solve them!

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Created on March 14, 2022 By

Millie Green

Picture of plastic bag with some clothes folded inside

Science of Materials - Textiles

Test your knowledge on all things textiles.

1 / 9

What are textiles?

A tile of text

Types of cloth material

The name for a group of tiles

Text message about cloth

Types of patterns

2 / 9

What properties can textiles have? (Select all correct answers)

Insulating

Waterproof

Rigid

Washable

Brittle

Opaque

3 / 9

Can clothes be recycled?

Yes

4 / 9

True or false, textiles can be made of plastic.

True

False

5 / 9

What are most plastics made from?

Oil

Sand

Wood

Metal

Plants

6 / 9

How long does a plastic bottle take to biodegrade?

1 year

15 years

100 years

450 years

4000 years

7 / 9

Which of these does not get made into fabric?

Cow poo

Seaweed

Mushrooms

Nettles

All of these have been made into fabric

8 / 9

What can you do to reduce clothes waste? (Select all correct answers)

Young people holding a pencil made from denim and a piece of denim material

Donate old clothes to charity shops

Swap clothes with family or friends

Reduce how many new clothes you buy

Buy more clothes

Use older clothes for longer

Only buy durable clothes

Buy clothes from charity shops

Make old clothes and materials into something new

Nothing

9 / 9

What can you do to reduce microfibres and microplastics?

Only wear non-plastic clothing that does not produce microfibres when washed

Don't wash clothes so often, only when dirty

Use a device in your washing machine to collect microfibres

Don't litter, and do a litter pick in your local area

Buy reusable plastic products rather than single use

All of the above

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The average score is 58%