Textiles... The Next Generation- Smart and Technical Textiles
100 mins/ KS 3/4 /2008
New technology and cutting edge
processes are combining with traditional textiles to create a new
generation of smarter and more technical products than ever before.
Filmed with some of the worlds most innovative textile companies, this
programme explores the properties, characteristics and functions of
these new materials and shows how they are being used to revolutionise
the world around us. The DVD shows how textiles will play a role in the
next generation of planes, cars, new medical procedures and astronauts
clothing. Interactive features also enable students to understand more
about the science behind these innovative textiles.
This DVD
contains careers advice and information as well as comprehensive
teaching activities and power point lesson plans linking the video
material to both the design technology and the science curriculum.
Produced by Pumpkin. www.pumpkintv.co.uk
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