Natural and Synthetic Fiber
Grant, Erskine Washington High School
646-4860
Objectives:
To identify wool, cotton, linen, and silk with the aid of a
microscope. To identity several natural and synthetic materials
placed on a table.
Apparatus needed:
microscope, table, cotton fiber, linen fiber, silk fiber, wool fiber,
leather belt, styrofoam cup, polyester bottle, rayon blouse, vinyl
clothes bag, wood plank, nylon stockings, polyester and cotton shirt.
Recommended strategy:
The students were given a list of vocabulary terms to define prior to
this assignment. Arrange the terms written on the board in two
categories. "Natural and Synthetic Fibers." Student will be given a
description of the four natural fibers placed under the microscopes as
well as the natural and synthetic fibers placed on a table. Identify
the types of fibers placed on the slides under the four microscopes as
well as the items placed on the table.
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