The Garment Industry Group Project

We are finally finishing up our 9th grade Social Studies unit on the garment industry. Currently, we are reading about solutions, specifically Adidas' shoe made from recycled plastic found in the ocean. I showed them the Dutch company making shoes from recycled chewing gum and hope they can be inspired to think outside the box for their project.

The group project is a culmination of everything they learned in this unit. They need to recall just one (of many) problems we studied in the garment industry, be it's social or environmental impact, and create a solution. I am asking in the form of a product or an invention because they need to design an advertisement for their idea and sell it to their classmates. They really have to think about their advertisement and use some of the methods we talked about, as well as use new vocabulary. They will present their idea and ad to their peers.

The grading rubric and project plan are here: Garment Industry Project