Year 8 Textiles Technology

Complete the sentence. A textile fibre

• is another name for fabric

• is a hair like strand from which all fabric are made

• is another name for thread

• is used to make thread and only comes from natural sources

Textiles fibres can be split into TWO main categories these are

• Natural and recycled

• Plants and animals

• Synthetic and regenerated

• Natural and manufactured

Cotton, linen, silk and wool are examples of

• Synthetic fibres

• Natural fibres

• Animal fibres

• Cheap fabrics

Synthetic fabrics such as polyester, nylon and acrylic are made from

• Wood pulp

• Coal and oil

• Petroleum

• Plants and animals

Smart materials are...

• A material that can change its properties in reaction to heat, water or sunlight.

• A material that can change its properties in response to a stimulus.

• A material that can change its properties constantly.

• A material that can change its properties when hit with an impact.

A modern material is

• a material that has been engineered to have improved properties for high performance

• a material that can change its properties in response to its environment or a stimuli

• a material that is made from regenerated fibres

• a material that uses a blend of manufactured and natural fibres

I am a smart material that is easily bent when cool but jump back into shape when heated above a certain temperature eg. nitinol

• Shape memory Alloys

• Nano Materials

• D30

• Thermochromic materials

Name a smart material that can can change colour when exposed to sunlight or UV rays.

• Photochromic inks

• Thermochromic inks

• D30

• Phosphorescent materials.

A use common use for Hydrochromic ink would be...

• A t-shirt

• A phone case

• An umbrella

• A paper clip

Thermochromic ink on a baby feeding spoon would be useful because...

• It would show if the food was to hot by changing colour

• It would show if the food was to cold by changing colour

• It would show if the food was to watery by changing colour

• It would show if the food was to hot by showing the exact temperature