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1.11 evaluates the plan of action followed and suggests improvements and modifications if necessary.
communicates:
1.12 produces labelled two-dimensional drawings enhanced with colour where appropriate.
LO 2
Technological Knowlede and Understanding
The learner will be able to understand and apply relevant technological knowledge ethically and responsibly.
We know this when the learner:
structures:
LO 3
Technology, Society and the Environment
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships between science, technology, society and the environment.
We know this when the learner:
Indigenous Technology and Culture:
3.1 recognises how products and technologies have been adapted from other times and cultures.
Impact of Technology:
3.2 suggests ways to improve technological products or processes to minimise negative effects on people and/or the health of the environment.
Assignment 1
Weapons: short spear assegai and knobkierie
shields of skin that protected the warrior from head to toe
Clothes: leather sandals or barefoot
a leather headband, leather bangles and beads/feathers around ankles and
a loin girdle, made from the tails of wild animals, strung together on a leather
briefs made out of skin
Source: translated from Shaka Jean Labuschagne ( Japsnoettake, Daan Retief Publishers)
The warrior had to be very mobile; therefore he could not wear heavy clothes. Use own discretion.
Assignment 2
No, the leopards are a threatened species. / Yes, an old jacket. Own discretion
Assignment 3
| Natural | Man-Made |
| a jacket made out of fur | a plastic bag |
| a wooden bowl | a glass bottle |
Assignment 4
Own discretion
Assignment 5
Own discretion – look out for variety of examples and completeness of labels.
Assignment 6A
| Nylon | Polyester | Cotton | Silk | Wool | |
| a | Nylon | Polyester | Cotton | Silk | Wool |
| b | easily | easily | not easily | not easily | not easily |
| shrinks away | hard coal | burns rapidly | smells like hair | smells like hair/feathers | |
| hardens | melts | smells like paper | melts | brittle ash/soft coal | |
| hard coal | brittle ash/soft coal | burns slowly | |||
| c | long | long | short | short | very short |
| d | depends on example | ||||
| e | less durable | less durable | durable | durable | durable |
| f | depends on example | ||||
| g | depends on example, usually … | silky | resilient | ||
| smooth | folds | rough | luxurious feel | woolly | |
| shiny | coarse | “noise” | low static electricity | ||
| static | woolly | drapes beautifully | static | ||
| little shine | |||||
| slightly fluffy | |||||
| low static electricity | |||||
| h | hard | hard | soft | in-between | soft |
| i | retains heat | retains heat | cool | cool | retains heat |
| j | synthetic | synthetic | natural | natural | natural |
Assignment 6B
(a) any three properties
(b) any three properties
(c) winter
summer
winter
difficult
inside
Assignment 6C
| Nylon | Polyester | Cotton | Silk | Wool | |
| crease | resistant | does not crease as easily | warm iron | with care | preferably dry-cleaning |
| colourfast | do not bleach | more colourfast | bleaches in sunlight | damaged by perspiration and bleaching | well |
| stretchable | little | little | may stretch a little | little | resilient |
| synthetic | synthetic | natural | natural | natural |
Assignment 7
Own discretion
Cold climate – clothing that retains body heat.
Assignment 8
(a) Label A: natural
Label B: mixture
Label C: synthetic
(b) Label A: 100% cotton
Label B: 50% Polyester 50% Cotton
Label C: 100% Polyester
(d)
| Label A | Labe l B | Label C |
| very warm wash | warm wash | warm wash |
| very warm iron | warm iron | warm iron |
| permissible if white | no bleaching | no bleaching |
(e)
(f) lukewarm
easy
lukewarm
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