Kings Park Elementary

Kings Park Elementary

Toy Expo

Smoses Toy Expo

The unit started with students dividing into groups which became toy companies. Each company was responsible for learning about one simple machine.	They got information from books and the Internet.
Then the groups worked together to create a poster about their machine.
They presented their poster to the class and their classmates recorded important information in the "Simple Machine" books.
Each company had a homework assignment to come up with a logo. Once the homework was returned, the company chose the winning logo and someone drew it up for their company poster.	Then the students each got a chance to design a toy to be made by their company. They drew up their prototypes in the computer lab.
Next, each company chose one toy to manufacture. Once the decision was made, the companies had to get to work. Each toy had to include at least two simple machines in its design.

Every successful company knows that advertising can make all the difference. So, each toy company created an ad that was videotaped.	Once the toys were created, the ads taped and posters for each toy put up, it was time for the Toy Expo to start.
Visitors were welcomed to the toy expo which took place in two trailers.	Each company was anxious to show off its wares and try to convince potential customers to spend their money.

	When an order was placed, the customer had to pay and fill out the order form. Students used calculators to figure out totals with multiple orders.

Students demonstrated the toys and even gave customer discounts if you had run out of available funds!
Students had fun counting their money.	The competition was fierce but all businesses seemed to be happy with their profits.

Page created by Brooks Widmaier
June 2, 2002

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