In This Activity You Will

E-Textiles 1A

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Assignment 2: DIY (Do It Yourself)

Objectives:

In this activity you will:

·  Define DIY in their own words

·  Explore the online DIY community

·  Identify skills that their friends and family have that could be useful for DIY projects

·  practice critical thinking through reading and writing.

To turn in your completed answer document:

1.  Named your document #-ECS-Assign#2-Last,First where # is your period.

2.  Upload your file to Mr. Gonzalez Textiles’ DropItTo.me (https://dropitto.me/MrGonzalezTextiles )

3.  Use the password etextiles

What Does It comes to you mind, when you hear “Do It Yourself” projects?

Answer to the following questions using full sentences (minimum 3 per questions or statement).

Journal Entry:

Write about a time that you made something yourself instead of buying it, or, bought something and made it better?

Share your answer with the other members of your team.

1.  Write a short reflection on the DIY video shown in class:

DIY Community Web Hunt

1. Complete the following table by going to www.instructables.com and searching the given term. Find a project you like. Record its name and the skills involved in completing it.

www.instructables.com / Project name / Skills involved to do project
Search “cooking”
Search “gardening”
Search “etextiles”
Search “cardboard”
Search “technology”
Choose your own search term and write it below:

2. Complete the following table by exploring any of the sites listed. Find projects that match the given criteria. Record its name and the skills involved in completing it.

Use any of the following sites or one of your own:
www.instructables.com
macgyverisms.wonderhowto.com
www.doityourself.com/forum / Project name / Skills involved to do project
Find a project that you never thought of.
Find a project that you would want to try at home.
Find a project that you think is the “coolest.”

3. In your own words, define DIY.

4. What might be some skills that you, your friends, or your family have that could be useful for completing DIY projects?

Remember the DropitTo.me is not the same as before. This is the new site.

·  Upload your file to Mr. Gonzalez Textiles’ DropItTo.me (https://dropitto.me/MrGonzalezTextiles )

·  Use the password etextiles