Making of Making Powered by NIKE MSI

Making of Making provides users information about the materials used to make apparel and shoes. After launching the app, users can choose the category that interest them (e.g., apparel, shoes, all materials, chemistry, and energy/greenhouse gas), and the app will show them a list of materials included in that category. Users then select a material in order to access information about it. Depending on the category selected, the app will show users comparative information about the materials related to its chemistry; energy, water, and waste used to create the material, its ranking relative to the other materials included in this app, and general information about the material.

Instructional Ideas

1. Teachers can have students look at their clothing tags and identify the different materials that together make their clothes. Students can then use this app to research the amount of energy, water, and waste attributed to the making of those materials. In response, students can rank the quality of their clothing as very harmful, somewhat harmful, or not harmful for the environment. Students can then use an Office app to compose a justification for their ranking.
2. Students can analyze the different materials included in this app. Next, they can offer a ranking of the top 5 best and/or worst materials for the environment. Additionally, students can use an Office app to write their rankings and a short justification to support them.
3. Students can practice their research skills using this app. To do so, teachers can have students analyze the information about a material presented in this app. Next, students can conduct online research to identify sources that further validate the information about the material found in this app. Students can then create an annotated bibliography and add sources they identified that validate the information found in this app. For each entry, students must include the MLA/APA citation for the source and a summary of its information. Students can use an Office app for composing their annotated bibliographies, and they can email them to their teacher for grading.
4. After learning about the impact of different materials with this app, students can make awareness posters that include examples of the materials and contain messages about the impact of these materials and where they are commonly found. The posters can be hung around the school and classroom, with teacher and administrator permission.

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