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  • Lesson 1 Week one: Industry overview
  • Lesson 2 Week two: Sheep handling
  • Lesson 3 Week three: Sheep health
  • Lesson 4 Week four: Sheep nutrition
  • Lesson 5 Week five: Sheep breeds and genetics
  • Lesson 6 Week six: Sheep classing
  • Lesson 7 Week seven: Wool typing
  • Lesson 8 Week eight: Wool valuing
  • Lesson 9 Week nine: Carcase characteristics
  • Lesson 10 Week ten: Careers in wool
Y7 Y8 Y9 Y10

Design & Technologies

Week eight: Wool valuing

Learning outcomes

  • Estimate, calculate and record wool pricing schedules
  • Understand the difference between measured and non-measured characteristics of wool
  • Identify factors that influence wool price

Lesson ideas

Continue working through the activities outlined in the Identify wool characteristics resource and consider inviting a wool buyer to join your students as they learn about wool typing and valuing.

RESOURCES

Teacher resources

NMC301A Identify wool characteristics
NMC301A Identify wool characteristics

Learn About Wool Factsheets

Wool — the fibre
Wool — the fibre (PDF 0.18 MB)
The wool market
The wool market (PDF 0.17 MB)
Shearing
Shearing (PDF 0.16 MB)
Selling and buying wool
Selling and buying wool (PDF 0.1 MB)

Useful Links

  • Wool fibre facts and benefits
  • AgCard — Wool harvesting
  • Wool price risk management course

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