AY Honors/Duct Tape/Answer Key

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1. List or explain the components of duct tape.

1. Plastic

2. Cloth/fabric lattice called "scrim"

3. Adhesive

Extra information:

Modern duct tape is made with any one of a variety of tightly woven fabrics to provide strength. The threads or fill yarn of the fabric may be cotton, polyester, nylon, rayon or fiberglass. The fabric is a very thin gauze called "scrim" which is laminated to a backing of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). The color of the LDPE is provided by various pigments; the usual gray color comes from powdered aluminum mixed into the LDPE.

2. Give a 3-5 minute report or create a timeline about the history and development of duct tape.

3. Name three uses of duct tape.

4. List at least three ways that duct tape is used in a professional setting.

5. Outline duct tape safety rules as they relate to general duct tape usage, usage recreationally among young people, and within a craft setting.

6. Demonstrate the ability to tear pieces of duct tape, by hand, in the following lengths without the aid of a knife, scissors, or any other cutting instrument. The tape must not get tangled up or wrinkled.

a. 15 cm (6 inches)

b. 60 cm (2 feet)

c. 150 cm (5 feet)

7. Create a toolkit with the basic items needed for duct tape crafts, including at least three colors/designs of duct tape, cutting mat, scissors, utility knife, tools for residue removal. Demonstrate the ability to use each tool.

8. Create five items from duct tape, such as:

a. Wallet or purse

b. Basket or tote

c. A wearable piece of clothing

d. Holiday decorations

e. Christmas wrapping or bows

f. Simple flower arrangement

g. Toy

h. Items of your choice

9. Build a boat that will float a 2kg (5lb) sack of flour for five minutes while preventing the flour from getting wet. You may use other materials to create a frame, but the majority of the hull should be made from duct tape.