Discover where animal fibres come from and how they are used.
Horse hair, rabbit fur, wool and silk are just four of the fabulous fibres that students come in to contact as they wise-up on fibre - where it comes from, what it's used for, which ones are renewable and why that's a good thing.
Immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of the shearing shed, they watch a sheep being crutched and get the low-down on wool before exiting via the slide.
Then it's time to process the fibres. Students transform the fibres into a strong thread by hand-spinning and try their hand at simple weaving. Then it's off to the felt room to turn carded wool into hard wearing fabric.
A self-guided fibre walk around the farm completes the visit.
Year 3-6
Science Material World Technology Nature of Technology
Three classes (approx 90 students)
Ambury Regional Park
All year
Half-day programme: $7 per student
Email: ambury.schoolbookings@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Ambury Regional Park
43 Ambury Road
Māngere Bridge
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