Transforming textiles from the industrial revolution prep course into the 21st-century STEM class that it needs to be is going to be a challenge. This is a lesson plan in the making.

1. Sewing is
Boring! Class #1
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2. Class #1
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3. Let’s look at the idea
that sewing – which we are
going to call textiles – is boring!
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4. Class #1
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5. What are textiles?
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6. What are textiles?
1. Any cloth or
goods produced
by weaving,
knitting, or
felting.
Noun (a person, place, or thing)
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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7. What are textiles?
1. Any cloth or
goods produced
by weaving,
knitting, or
felting.
Noun (a person, place, or thing)
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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8. What are textiles?
Noun (a person, place, or thing)
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
1. Any cloth or
goods produced
by weaving,
knitting, or
felting.
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9. What are textiles?
Noun (a person, place, or thing)
1. Any cloth or goods produced by
weaving, knitting, or felting.
2. a material, such as a fiber or yarn,
used in or suitable for weaving:
For example: Glass can be used as a textile
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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10. What are textiles?
Noun (a person, place, or thing)
2. a material,
such as a
fiber or yarn,
used in or
suitable for
weaving:
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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11. What are textiles?
Noun (a person, place, or thing)
2. a material,
such as a
fiber or yarn,
used in or
suitable for
weaving:
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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12. Let’s
Pl y!
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13. What is this textile?
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14. Weaving
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15. Weaving Tidbit
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https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/09/before-
computers-people-programmed-looms/380163/
Before Computers,
People Programmed Looms
http://viewpure.com/LoomNAct
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16. Let’s Weave!
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17. Let’s Weave!1. Pick up a Weaving Instruction sheet
2. Look at the Weaving Pedro’s video
3. Look at the materials on the table.
4. Compare them to your materials list
5. Choose the materials you need to complete your weaving project
6. Start weaving!
7. Complete your project in class (objective) or at home (alternative objective)
8. Participate in the Weaving Museum
9. Take pictures
10.Reflect on what you learned today
11.Clean up the room
12.Come back to class next time – and bring a friend! Class #1
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18. I'm Pablo, 8 years old and this is my tutorial. Weaving on a
cardboard loom is an easy and fun activity! Start with a simple
project and then get more creative! Let's get started!
Weaving Instruction Sheet
Materials
Yarn
Scissors
a yarn needle
Cardboard
a ruler
a pen


http://viewpure.com/KidsWeave
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19. Let’s review what we
learned about textiles
in the last class
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20. What are textiles?
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21. What type of textile
did we learn to work
with in the last class?
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22. How did your project
work out? Why?
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Reflection
(be specific)
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23. How could your
project have been
more creative?
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Reflection
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24. How could you build
your skills?
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Reflection
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25. Let’s
Pl y!
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26. What is this textile?
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27. Knitting!
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28. Knitting Tidbits!
One of the earliest known examples of knitting
(formed on two sticks by pulling loops through loops)
were a pair of cotton socks found in Egypt from the
first millennium A.D. Many of them have knit into them
khufic (a decorative Arabic script) blessings, symbols
to ward off evil, or both.[8]
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https://www.factretriever.com/knitting-facts
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29. Knitting Tidbits!
Knitting was initially a male-only
occupation. In fact, when the very first
knitting union was established in Paris
in 1527, no women were allowed.[4]
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https://www.factretriever.com/knitting-facts
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30. Knitting Tidbits!
When the knitting machine was
invented, hand knitting became useful
but nonessential. Like quilting,
spinning, and needlepoint, knitting
has become a leisurely activity.[10]
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https://www.factretriever.com/knitting-facts
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31. Knitting Tidbits!
Knitting is considered to have
originated in the Arab world, and from
there, spread with the Crusades into
Spain. The term “to knit” wasn’t
added to English until the 1400s.[8]
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https://www.factretriever.com/knitting-facts
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32. Knitting Tidbits!
The world’s fastest knitter is Miriam
Tegels of the Netherlands. She can
hand knit 118 stitches in one
minute.[2]
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https://www.factretriever.com/knitting-facts
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33. 1. Pick up a Knitting Instruction sheet
2. Look at the Easy Finger Knitting Weaving DIY video
3. Look at the materials on the table.
4. Compare them to your materials list
5. Choose the materials you need to complete your knitting project
6. Start knitting!
7. Complete your project in class (objective)
8. Participate in the Weaving Museum
9. Take pictures
10.Reflect on what you learned today
11.Clean up the room
12.Come back to class next time!
13.Teach someone in your family this skill! Class #2
Now let’s Knit!
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34. Finger Knitting Instruction Sheet
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https://youtu.be/MsZsUBYU0qU
Materials
Yarn
Scissors
Your fingers
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35. Let’s review what we
learned about textiles
in the last class
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36. What are textiles?
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37. What type of textile
did we learn to work
with in the last class?
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38. How did your project
work out? Why?
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Reflection
(be specific)
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39. How could your
project have been
more creative?
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Reflection
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40. How could you build
your skills?
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Reflection
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41. How is weaving
different from
knitting?
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Reflection
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42. How is weaving
similar to knitting?
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Reflection
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43. What skills you have
learned?
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Reflection
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44. How can you use
your skills in your
life?
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Reflection
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45. Extension Activities
Felting
http://viewpure.com/Felting99http://viewpure.com/PerPoms
PomPoms
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46. What are textiles?
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Knitting
Weaving
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47. Questions?
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48. What are textiles?
adjective
3. Woven or capable of being woven
4. Of or relating to weaving.
5. Of or relating to textiles or the production
of textiles:
For example: the textile industry
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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49. What are textiles?
adjective
3. Woven or capable of being woven
4. Of or relating to weaving.
5. Of or relating to textiles or the production
of textiles:
For example: the textile industry
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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50. What are textiles?
adjective
3. Woven or capable of being woven
4. Of or relating to weaving.
5. Of or relating to textiles or the production
of textiles:
For example: the textile industry
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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51. What are textiles?
adjective
3. Woven or capable of being woven
4. Of or relating to weaving.
5. Of or relating to textiles or the production
of textiles:
For example: the textile industry
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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52. What are textiles?
adjective
3. Woven or capable of being woven
4. Of or relating to weaving.
5. Of or relating to textiles or the production
of textiles:
For example: the textile industry
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/textile
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53. So for our discussion
textiles is anything
related to textiles or the
production of textiles
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54. What is related to textiles ?
Examples
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55. What is related to textiles ?
Examples
Craft stores........................Retail jobs
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56. What is related to the production of textiles ?
Examples
Straight pins........................Quilting
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57. Could you invent something that they could
sell in JoAnns?
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58. Do you know what Kickstarter or Indiegogo is?
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59. The Industrial Revolution
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60. Do you like
history?
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61. Class #4
What careers could
that lead to?
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62. Class #4
What careers could
that lead to?
1.College Professor
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63. Class #4
What careers could
that lead to?
1.College Professor
2.Historian
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64. Class #4
What careers could
that lead to?
1.College Professor
2.Historian
3.Writer
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65. Class #4
What careers could
that lead to?
1.College Professor
2.Historian
3.Writer
4.Documentarian
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66. Class #4
What careers could
that lead to?
1.College Professor
2.Historian
3.Writer
4.Documentarian
5.Movie director
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67. We have look at
and played with
textiles in the past
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68. Now let’s look at
textiles now and
in the future!
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69. https://www.digitaltrends.com/w
earables/smart-clothing-is-the-
future-of-wearables/
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70. Why are we so fixated on
watches and bands? The
wearable tech market is full of
fitness-obsessed products for
workout-loving people with thick
wrists and deep pockets.
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71. No one in the industry wants to
admit it, but the wrist is probably
not the best place to stick a
bunch of sensors, and activity
tracking may not even be the
best use for all those sensors.
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72. If we want wearables to
become truly wearable,
companies need to start
looking at the clothes we
wear every day of our lives.
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73. SMART textiles
Products for shirts, babies, and others. 2015 will be one of those banner years when it comes to the emerging smartwatch and smartclothes market.
The market across the world for smart technology products is looking to increase big time over last year’s numbers. The technology is starting to
become more and more popular as consumers are actually embracing the tech and finding the functional uses for it. Health and fitness folks and
coaches all across the world will be big consumers of smartclothes this year.
The following is a small look into some of the new smartclothes that are set to come on to the market sometime during the course of this year. There
will be a look into some of their features and some of the positives and negatives of the products. The biggest part of them will be health related with
sensors and monitors to keep track of vital signs.
Smartshirts are certainly a hot product that consumers are looking for in 2015. Here is a list of them:
https://www.wearable-
technologies.com/2015/03/a-look-
at-smartclothing-for-2015/
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74. Coaches of all sports, collegiate and professional, have always wanted and have experimented with different ways that they could help their
athletes. One way is with biomechanics. The Heddoko smartshirt and garment is an article of clothing that keeps information in 3D. Some of the
other information that the Heddoko and its apps does is it shows a person if they are putting too much pressure on a certain part of their body.
The Heddoko keeps track of your performance and it allows for you to keep track of your goals. You get real time feedback and help through the
Heddoko app and get information to help you from getting injured while training. The Heddoko is in a pre-order status and consumers can sign up at
their website, heddoko.com. At the current no definite price has been listed on this product but if you sign up through their website you can get
updates about the status of the product. The Heddoko is for the hardcore fitness and sports trainer at heart.
http://viewpure.com/Heddoko
SMART textiles
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75. SMART textiles
http://viewpure.com/Hexoskin
The Hexoskin is another one of the popular health related smartshirts and wearables coming out in 2015. The Hexoskin can measure heart rate,
breathing rate, and also can tell how much sleep you are getting and how intense your workouts are. Some of the other features that come with
the Hexoskin are a battery with 14 hours of life, Bluetooth capability and compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Android, and independently verified
data.
This smartshirt is made of a special Italian fabric and is machine washable. The Hexoskin has a compatible app which will store all your
information and will allow for you to keep track of your workout targets. Hexoskin has garments for all members of the family. Their products
range anywhere from $169 to $579 depending if you buy just one article or if you buy a complete adult men, womens, and junior set. The
Hexoskin can be purchased online from their website at hexoskin.com. Again, this is a product for the extreme athlete and would not be for
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76. SMART textiles
The inconic Polo shirts from Ralph Lauren have now gone to the high tech world of smartclothing. The Ralph Lauren Polo Tech Shirt is able to take
biosensing silver fibers woven into the shirt and have an elite product. Biometric data is stored and can be manipulated on an app through a
smartphone or tablet. The shirt can track the amount of calories burned and the intensity of the movements in your workout.
The Polo Tech Shirt is composed of a moisture-wicking compression fabric which aids in blood circulation and also with muscle recovery. The
Ralph Lauren Polo Tech Shirt is in a pre-order and pre-launch stage and consumers can get more information at ralphlauren.com. Again, this
product is more for the hard core fitness buff in the family. Coaches from all over the world will also be after the Polo Tech Shirt in order to better
test and get more knowledge on their players and athletes.
http://viewpure.com/PoloTech
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77. What do
you think?
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78. What are you
going to invent?
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79. Where are you
going to sell it?
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80. What can it do?
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81. Who wants to
buy it?
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82. How much does
it cost?
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83. Let’s use a tool
to play with this
idea?
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84. Introducing the
Micro:bit!
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85. http://viewpure.com/MicroBit
The Micro:bit!
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86. Your Challenge:
Take your knowledge of textiles
and create a smart textile
solution a global health problem
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88. Class #5DeHart, 6/2018

89. ENIC project
You are going to
participate in the
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90. What is ENIC?
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91. What do the
letter ENIC
stand for?
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92. What is it called when
letters are used to
represent words?
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93. An acronym
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94. What do the
letter ENIC
stand for?
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95. Electronic
Numerical
Integrator And
Computer
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96. Why is our
project names
after ENIC ?
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97. The ENIC received U.S.patent
#3,120,606. Patents are issued to
original work and your project is
going to be an example of your
ingenuity and creativity!
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-eniac-computer-1991601
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98. The ENIAC was a complex and elaborate piece of technology for the
time. It contained 17,468 vacuum tubes along with 70,000 resistors,
10,000 capacitors, 1,500 relays, 6,000 manual switches and 5 million
soldered joints. Its dimensions covered 1,800 square feet (167
square meters) of floor space, weighed 30 tons.
Your first project is going to be a big and bit awkard but will
help you develop your skill so that your projects will get smaller
and smaller! Right now it is a ENIC soon it will be a smart
watch with equal or greater power!
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-eniac-computer-1991601
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99. Our micro:bit ENIC
project is:
picture
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100. What are textiles?
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Knitting
Weaving
ENIC project
The Wearable
Device Challenge
I can code a
Micro:bit
I can engineer
using textiles as
a material
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101. How did your project
work out? Why?
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Reflection
(be specific)
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102. How could your
project have been
more creative?
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Reflection
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103. How could you
enhance your skills?
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Reflection
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104. How did knowing the
history of weaving, knitting,
and the Industrial
Revolution assist your?
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Reflection
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105. Are we in a new
Industrial
Revolution?
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Reflection
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106. Are textiles boring?
Why/Why not?
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Reflection
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107. What have you
learned from this
lesson?
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Reflection
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108. How can the skills you
learned creating your ENIC
project enhance your life?
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Reflection
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109. Congratulations!
You finished the ENIC project!
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110. What Next?
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