1. It takes about 1.5 gallons, or nearly 8 litres, of oil to make a kilogram of clothing. How many items of clothing do you think is in a kilogram?  Use a pair of kitchen scales to check your answer.  Can you work out how much oil would be needed to make just one shirt, or one pair of shoes??
    
2. Write a story about the life of a red woollen jumper.  What happens to it after it is taken to the textile bank? Maybe it is pulled apart and made into a new item of clothing?  Or perhaps it is sent to another country to find a new owner?!
    
3. Have a look through your cupboard at home. Are there any clothes that are too small for you, or that you never wear?  If you don't have any younger brothers or sisters to give them to, why don't you suggest to your parents that you take them to a textile bank, so someone else can use them.

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