Designing products for different lifestyles

In this lesson, we will look at the different user requirements and how designers have to adapt and change. We are also going to follow the story of a cotton polo shirt. Please note this lesson will require some additional equipment, beyond a pen, pencil or paper, to fully participate. Please see the equipment slide near the start of the lesson video and make sure your child is adequately supervised if equipment is required.

Designing products for different lifestyles

In this lesson, we will look at the different user requirements and how designers have to adapt and change. We are also going to follow the story of a cotton polo shirt. Please note this lesson will require some additional equipment, beyond a pen, pencil or paper, to fully participate. Please see the equipment slide near the start of the lesson video and make sure your child is adequately supervised if equipment is required.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. consider the influence of a range of lifestyle factors and consumer choices when designing products
  2. products considering life cycle analysis

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these materials is a natural fabric?
Elastane
Lycra
Polyester
Correct answer: Wool
Q2.
What is the source of synthetic fabrics?
Correct answer: Crude Oil
Leather
Sheep's wool
Silk Worms
Q3.
True of False - Fast Fashion is the massive growth in low cost high fashion clothing.
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
Which of these natural fabrics is most insulating?
Cotton
Elastane
Silk
Correct answer: Wool
Q5.
True of False - Cotton is grown.
False
Correct answer: True

5 Questions

Q1.
What is a boll?
A bale of cotton when it is wrapped up ready for processing.
Chemicals that are added to cotton seeds are sewn.
How fabric is disposed of.
Correct answer: The head of a cotton plant, where cotton is picked.
Q2.
How many litres of water are used in the production of a cotton t-shirt?
1,000 litres.
Correct answer: 2,000 litres.
200 litres.
4,000 litres.
Q3.
True or false, the implication of soil erosion is that farmers have to expand and degrade more land.
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
Which process follows growing in the lifecycle process?
end of life
growing
Correct answer: harvesting
use
Q5.
What is water contamination?
Correct answer: Runoff from fields which causes pollution in water downstream.
The amount of water that is used to grow crops.
Water that is used only for growing crops.
Where there is not enough water to grow crops.

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UnitDesign and technology / Textiles technology and sustainability

Design and technology