Resources: Video showing equipment to be carried in sports bag; pencil; answer sheet; bag of material samples marked A-G (polar fleece; parka nylon; canvas; cotton rugby knit; polyester; Oxford nylon; Microfibre suede crepe).
Download the videoclip 3.6meg (requires QuickTime plug-in)

Questions / instructions:

In this activity you will be designing a really useful sports bag that will hold these things:

swimming togs and towel
running shoes shorts and t-shirt
a softball and glove
a bike helmet.

Play the video.

In the clip the students are posed with the problem. A child has a range of sports equipment which she is carrying around in a plastic bag. She needs a sports bag which will hold the sports gear in a suitable way. Each item to be contained in the sports bag is shown. The students are asked to do the three things outlined on their answer sheet.

1. Write down all of the things you would need to think about when designing the sports bag.

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2. Draw a design for the sports bag in the box.
Write words to label the different parts or features.

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3. Look at the materials you can choose from.

Choose what you think would be the best materials for the bag.

Write the letters of the materials you would choose:

Write down why you chose those materials.

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4. How would you check that your sports bag is going to be a good one?

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