The Problem You are a toy designer hoping to launch the next great toy that will be popular for years to come.  What direction should you take in the design of this toy, and why will children be drawn to it?

Teacher Resources

• TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS
• Leading Questions for Classroom Discussion
• Grading Rubric for Student Responses

Student Resources

• Stimulus Item #1 — “Last Year`s Hot Toys” (list)
• Stimulus Item #2— “The History of Toys” (infographics)
• Stimulus Item #3— “The Future of Toys” (article)
• ALTERNATE Stimulus for Lower Grades - Nominees for the Toy Hall of Fame
• Thought-Gathering Sheet

For students to access the Stimulus Items directly on their own computers or devices, they can go to http://www.pblproject.com/students   (Login: warmups  ;  Password: student)

***Remember, these Weekly Warm-ups are just a small part of the PBL Project, and we offer exercises for your specific grade and subject area.  For a temporary password to the entire PBL Project website (www.pblproject.com), please e-mail me (Ben Bache) at ben@pblproject.com and I will create one for you to review.