Project basedlearningresearchunitthehistoryoftoys
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This project involves students researching the history and evolution of popular toys over decades. Students will create a timeline showing how toys have changed, examine price increases of toys, and design a new toy for today's market. They will write a persuasive essay marketing their toy and present it to peers. The goals are for students to understand how toys have developed, analyze toy sales data, and design a cost-effective toy for today. Materials needed include internet access and craft supplies. Students will complete a Venn diagram comparing old and new toys and interview someone about toys from their childhood.
Project basedlearningresearchunitthehistoryoftoys
- 1. ©Laughter & Learning @ Teachers Pay Teachers PBL Project Overview / Plan Project Name/Topic the History of Popular Toys Approximate Dates to be taught or time frame needed for project 2 Weeks Project Objective/ Goals:  Students will research popular childrens toys and create a time line of when they were introduced into the sales market.  Students will research a specific toy and create a visual to illustrate how the toy has changes over the years  Students will create a line graph to show the price increase of popular toys over the past decades  Students will design a new toy that would be successful in today’s toy market.  Students will write a persuasive essay, persuading a marketer to produce and sell the toy they created. Standards addressed in the project: Next Generation Science Standards; Analyzing and Interpreting Data - Analyzing data in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to introducing quantitative approaches to collecting data and conducting multiple trials of qualitative observations. When possible and feasible, digital tools should be used. Represent data in graphical displays (bar graphs, pictographs and/or pie charts) to reveal patterns that indicate relationships. Developing and Using Models - Modeling in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to building and revising simple models and using models to represent events and design solutions CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- 2. ©Laughter & Learning @ Teachers Pay Teachers Driving Questions: How could you design a toy that would that would be successful in today’s toy sales market? How could you make the toy cost efficient for families to be able to purchase? How could you market or advertise this product? Materials or resources needed to complete the project: Student access to internet research. Sheets for science interactive notebooks/journals. Various materials for model creation. Suggestions; cardboard, string, rubber bands, construction paper, pipe cleaner, empty cans, boxes Project Activity Summary: Students will research the popular toys of different decades. They will take notes during research. To get a visual understanding of how toys have changes students will create a timeline of toys through the decades. Then students will select one of toy of interest that has changed over the years (bicycles, water guns, video game consoles, action figures, dolls etc.) and create a visual chart of how the toy has developed over the years. Include the price of production and the price of sales throughout the time. Students will create a design and a model for a new toy that would be successful in today’s toy market. Students will present their products to a design team of their peers to try to market the production and sale of their product.
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- 8. ©Laughter & Learning @ Teachers Pay Teachers Name ______________________________________ Date _____________ Directions: complete Venn-Diagram below comparing characteristics of today’s popular toys from those of the past decades.
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- 14. ©Laughter & Learning @ Teachers Pay Teachers Directions: Interview someone who played with toys of a different decade. This can be a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or family friend. Fill out the interview form below. Person your are interviewing _________________________________ relationship ____________ Interview Questions: What year were you born? ________________ What was your favorite toy growing up? _______________________________________________ Why did you enjoy playing with this toy so much? __________________________________________________________________________________________ What were some other toys you had as a child? __________________________________________________________________________________________ How do you think toys have changed through the years? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ In your opinion, have the changes in toys been a positive change or a negative change and why? __________________________________________________________________________________________
- 15. ©Laughter & Learning @ Teachers Pay Teachers Name _____________________________________________ Date _______________________ Unit Reflection 1. What did you learn about the changes of toys through the past few decades? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Do you think these changes have made a positive or a negative impact on toys? ___________________________________________________________________________ Why do you feel this way? ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What do you feel like were the strengths in the designing of your product? ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. After hearing the marketing team’s suggestions, what changes would you make product to your product before offering it to the public? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
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