Curated OER
Clothing and Footwear
In this literacy activity, students find the words that are related to clothing and footwear. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: High Arches, Low Arches
A main concern of shoe engineers is creating shoes that provide the right amount of arch support to prevent (or fix) common gait misalignments that lead to injury. During this activity, students look at their own footprints and determine...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fancy Feet
Students use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem - shoe engineering! Working in small teams, students design, build and test a pair of wearable platform or high-heeled shoes, taking into consideration the stress...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Shoes Under Pressure
Students explore the basic physics behind walking, and the design and engineering of shoes to accommodate different gaits. They are introduced to pressure, force and impulse as they relate to shoes, walking and running. Students learn...
University of Tulsa
Footwear of the Middle Ages
Highlights footwear the was worn in the Middle Ages. Special focus on patterns, how footwear was made, and valuable links to other footwear sites.
Other
Bata Shoe Museum: History of Western Footwear Fashions
Learn about the history of Western fashion from this online exhibition of footwear that traces the development of shoes from ancient times through the twentieth century.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Clothing
A comprehensive description of clothing in ancient Egypt: fabrics, construction, styles, laundering, and footwear. Many pictures accompany the commentary.