Comparing and contrasting features of existing products to provide new ideas
Provide Students with toys that they can compare or contrast:
Allocate students into differentiated ability groupings. Provide each group with a leveled "Make Your Own" set of instructions and materials to complete.
**Instructions in ability level order**
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Groups collaborate at the end of making their toys to compare and contrast toys. Facilitate discussions with questions: *How are forces used to make your toy work? * How to the materials used between the two car effect how it works? *What could you do to make the design work better?