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Eco-friendly designers must take several factors into consideration when designing clothes.

Now that you have learned more about eco-friendly materials and practices, reflect on what you have learned.

Answer the following questions on page 7 in your Engineering Portfolio.

  1. Which fabric material seems like the best choice to you? Give at least two reasons for your answer.
  2. Describe some pros and cons of using vegetable dyes versus low-impact dyes.
  3. How do manufacturing, packaging and labor choices affect the "eco-friendliness" of a T-shirt? Explain your answer.
  4. Some consumers are willing to pay more for eco-friendly products, and some are not. Would you be willing to pay more for an eco-friendly T-shirt? How much more?

Teacher Note

Have students complete the answers on their own based on the notes they took in the last activity. You may wish to have them share their answers with the class.

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  • What are eco-friendly practices and materials?

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Clothing is not the only thing that is going green. Check out how one scientist is helping to make eco-friendly skateboards!

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