Silk production

Year level: Lower primary/Middle primary Learning outcome Students will use the silk production photographs to sequence and match captions. Make copies of the photos and their captions in Old knowledge, new fibres. Silk production in East Timor or view them at http://www.inviewmedia.com.au/article/1/3/2 Read the description of growing and processing silk. List the tasks and match the appropriate photograph. Which tasks do not have a photograph? Act out each task of the process of producing silk. Estimate how long each task would take. Answer: What factors would influence the amount of time taken for each task? Who does the work for each task? Is there a difference between the work that men and women do? Why might this be so? What factors would influence the amount of energy (human, technology and environment) needed to produce and process silk? What factors might limit the amount of silk produced? How might the same work be done on an Australian farm? Assessment task Create a small book using the photographs and the correct captions.