Plant+uses

PLANTS USES Naked plants! Plants provide us fibres for cloth, dyes for pattern and colour and rubber for shoe soles. You could even say that synthetic fabrics* like nylon and polyester are spun from the ancient plants that created oil! What would we wear without them? Cotton cloth is made from the natural fibres that cover and protect cotton seeds. It is the most important crop in the world that is not food. TASK Which other plants are used in the textile industry. Describe the process used to make the fibres. Look at the following sites for information:

Grow your own fuel! Did you know that cars can run on plant fuel? Bio-fuels can be made from oil palm, sunflowers, maize and many other plants. Can you find out about other 'technological' uses of plants? Visit the following websites for more information:

Choose one of the following of the following topics and research information on: - plants and medicine - plants and fashion - plants and construction