Chapter 6.4 (Science and Technology 5)

Project: Making Earmuffs

Work safely in groups. Collect locally available materials that you can use to make earmuffs.

Collect locally available materials that you can use to make earmuffs. Learners at Werevu School collected the following locally available waste materials for this activity:

  • a piece of fluffy cloth
  • cotton wool
  • old hairband
  • thread
  • pins
  • scissors and a needle

They were careful when using sharp cutting and sewing tools.*

* Safety kit: Caution: The learners were very careful when using the cutting and sewing tools. They protected themselves against cuts and piercings.

What you will do

The pictures below show the steps they followed in making earmuffs.