Geography of Our Clothing Activity
Directions: You will be placed in a small group to visit each station with. All group members must actively participate in discussion and completion of work. You will have 15-20 minutes at each station.
Station 1: ‘Clotheslined’
Directions: Read the article called “Clotheslined” as a group. Each person should take turns reading. Once finished, discuss and answer the response questions below:
Station 2: Mapping Our Clothing
Part 1: Using your ‘Geography of Your Clothing’ assignment, follow the steps below to put your clothes on the map.
Part 2: Using google search, your task is to look up these common clothing brands and in the space write where their clothing factories are located.
Station 3: ‘Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt’
Directions: Next, we’re going on a journey of a tshirt. Go to http://apps.npr.org/tshirt/#/title to start this journey. Your task is to draw a storyboard showing how a t-shirt gets made. There are five chapters, so two boxes per chapter to draw the story.
Storyboard: Draw your sketches in the boxes below. Don’t forget to add arrows to connect your story!