Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Questions and Research
Questions and research
1.How did Ruth Handler design Barbie?
Ruth Handler came up with Barbie by watching the growth of her daughter. At that time Handlers company Matter was at that time already a leading business for toys. Handler noticed that her daughter passed all dolls, but preferred to play with dolls that were much older than her, dolls that had a good sense of fashion, were good looking and had shopped all day. Before Barbie was invented, girls like handlers daughter had to play with paper cutouts. So then Ruth decided to create the paper cutouts into a 3-D version, in other words she made the paper cutouts into real babies. Actually, Ruth Handler didn’t sculpture Barbie; she only created the design specifications and managed the process of Barbie. She let special technicians and engineers sculpture Barbie. Ruth Handler only came up with the design of Barbie and wanted Barbie to actually be sculptured.
2.Did Barbie change throughout the years?
Barbie did change throughout the years. There are many different clothing and accessories for Barbie these days. There are also many different Barbies dolls, such as a teacher Barbie, horseback rider Barbie, wedding Barbie and lots more.
3.Why was Barbie called Barbie and Ken called Ken?
Barbie was called Barbie after Ruth and Elliot Handlers daughter Barbara Handler. Ken, Barbie’s boyfriend was named ken after their son Kenneth Handler.
4.Are Ruth and Elliot Handler still alive?
Ruth Handler passed away on April 27, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. I couldn’t find the information about Elliot Handler.
5.How many Barbies are sold in a year?
Barbie is sold in over 100 different nations and it is estimated that the total sale is about $1.5 each year. Two Barbies dolls are sold somewhere in world every second of the day
6.How much does a Barbie cost nowadays?
Depending on the edition and what is bought. A Barbie can cost between 10-30 dollars.
7.Is Barbie still manufactured in Japan?
Barbie was manufactured in Japan at the beginning. Later on Barbie was manufactured in Korea.
8.Do Barbie and Ken look alike with Handlers children?
No. they do not look alike.
Criterion A Investigation.
This project is about inventors and inventions. The unit question is how do inventors come up with ideas and create their inventions?
I think inventors come up with their inventions by visualizing their environment and think about how to solve the needs of others and maybe also their needs. Ruth Handler for example invented Barbie, because she noticed that her daughter didn’t like the old fashioned dolls. She noticed that her daughter preferred to play with paper cutouts that had young and stylish models on. Ruth then thought why not create it in 3D and with that Barbie was created. Inventors in my opinion are creative, risk-takers and thinkers. They are creative with what they do and to come up with an invention, you have to be kind of creative. They also are risk-takers, because obviously they take risks in what they do and sometimes their inventions might be rejected. Inventors do take risks. Being a thinker is also part of being an inventor. I think inventor think about the needs of their surroundings and they think about how to solve the problems.
I think this project is very important and teaches us a lot. All the projects and also this project were done to be able to answer the unit question. I think it is very important that there are inventions and inventors, because without them the world wouldn’t grow and we wouldn’t improve our lives and also we wouldn’t develop further. Inventions don’t only make our lives easier, but also let us learn, develop and improve. Without inventions and inventors we would still be in Stone Age. Inventions and inventors are very important and without them the world wouldn’t be developing so fast. On one side inventions and inventors are good, but as soon as they invent things that are not good for us, it becomes a problem. But then with this, we can learn from the mistake and reflect on what we did wrong and how we could improve the invention. Inventions and inventions are very important and help the development of our world.
"Biography for Ruth Handler ." The Internet Movie Database. Web. 23 Feb 2010..
"10 Facts About Collecting Barbie Dolls." Articlesbase . Web. 23 Feb 2010..
"Ruth Handler Barbie doll invention." famous women inventors . Web. 23 Feb 2010..
""Barbie Doll" ." Web-site by N.M.. Web. 23 Feb 2010..
"Fascinating facts about Ruth Handler inventor ." The great idea finder . Web. 23 Feb 2010..
"'Barbie and Ruth': The doll and the visionary behind her." USA today . Web. 23 Feb 2010..
"Barbie ." Mattel . Web. 23 Feb 2010.
(c) Jill Baer
1.How did Ruth Handler design Barbie?
Ruth Handler came up with Barbie by watching the growth of her daughter. At that time Handlers company Matter was at that time already a leading business for toys. Handler noticed that her daughter passed all dolls, but preferred to play with dolls that were much older than her, dolls that had a good sense of fashion, were good looking and had shopped all day. Before Barbie was invented, girls like handlers daughter had to play with paper cutouts. So then Ruth decided to create the paper cutouts into a 3-D version, in other words she made the paper cutouts into real babies. Actually, Ruth Handler didn’t sculpture Barbie; she only created the design specifications and managed the process of Barbie. She let special technicians and engineers sculpture Barbie. Ruth Handler only came up with the design of Barbie and wanted Barbie to actually be sculptured.
2.Did Barbie change throughout the years?
Barbie did change throughout the years. There are many different clothing and accessories for Barbie these days. There are also many different Barbies dolls, such as a teacher Barbie, horseback rider Barbie, wedding Barbie and lots more.
3.Why was Barbie called Barbie and Ken called Ken?
Barbie was called Barbie after Ruth and Elliot Handlers daughter Barbara Handler. Ken, Barbie’s boyfriend was named ken after their son Kenneth Handler.
4.Are Ruth and Elliot Handler still alive?
Ruth Handler passed away on April 27, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. I couldn’t find the information about Elliot Handler.
5.How many Barbies are sold in a year?
Barbie is sold in over 100 different nations and it is estimated that the total sale is about $1.5 each year. Two Barbies dolls are sold somewhere in world every second of the day
6.How much does a Barbie cost nowadays?
Depending on the edition and what is bought. A Barbie can cost between 10-30 dollars.
7.Is Barbie still manufactured in Japan?
Barbie was manufactured in Japan at the beginning. Later on Barbie was manufactured in Korea.
8.Do Barbie and Ken look alike with Handlers children?
No. they do not look alike.
Criterion A Investigation.
This project is about inventors and inventions. The unit question is how do inventors come up with ideas and create their inventions?
I think inventors come up with their inventions by visualizing their environment and think about how to solve the needs of others and maybe also their needs. Ruth Handler for example invented Barbie, because she noticed that her daughter didn’t like the old fashioned dolls. She noticed that her daughter preferred to play with paper cutouts that had young and stylish models on. Ruth then thought why not create it in 3D and with that Barbie was created. Inventors in my opinion are creative, risk-takers and thinkers. They are creative with what they do and to come up with an invention, you have to be kind of creative. They also are risk-takers, because obviously they take risks in what they do and sometimes their inventions might be rejected. Inventors do take risks. Being a thinker is also part of being an inventor. I think inventor think about the needs of their surroundings and they think about how to solve the problems.
I think this project is very important and teaches us a lot. All the projects and also this project were done to be able to answer the unit question. I think it is very important that there are inventions and inventors, because without them the world wouldn’t grow and we wouldn’t improve our lives and also we wouldn’t develop further. Inventions don’t only make our lives easier, but also let us learn, develop and improve. Without inventions and inventors we would still be in Stone Age. Inventions and inventors are very important and without them the world wouldn’t be developing so fast. On one side inventions and inventors are good, but as soon as they invent things that are not good for us, it becomes a problem. But then with this, we can learn from the mistake and reflect on what we did wrong and how we could improve the invention. Inventions and inventions are very important and help the development of our world.
"Biography for Ruth Handler ." The Internet Movie Database. Web. 23 Feb 2010.
"10 Facts About Collecting Barbie Dolls." Articlesbase . Web. 23 Feb 2010.
"Ruth Handler Barbie doll invention." famous women inventors . Web. 23 Feb 2010.
""Barbie Doll" ." Web-site by N.M.. Web. 23 Feb 2010.
"Fascinating facts about Ruth Handler inventor ." The great idea finder . Web. 23 Feb 2010.
"'Barbie and Ruth': The doll and the visionary behind her." USA today . Web. 23 Feb 2010.
"Barbie ." Mattel . Web. 23 Feb 2010.
(c) Jill Baer
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Evaluation
Evaluation
This unit was about inventors and their inventions. The AOI is Human Ingenuity and the learner profile is Risk-taker. We chose Human ingenuity for our AOI because inventions are made by humans and for the learner profile we thought as an inventor, you have to be a risk-taker. We discussed different inventors and figured out that they took a lot of risks with their inventions. They often kept it as a secret and the inventions were discovered after they had died.
Our unit project was to chose an already invented house hold item and improve it. We had to redesign it, prove that our design was even possible and then in the end hold a presentation about it. My group chose to improve and redesign a radiator. We invented a radiator that detects heat with an infrared camera and then finds the average temperature of the room. We proved this by doing a lot of research and we found out that airports use infrared cameras to detect heat. So then we came to a conclusion that it must also work if we put it into a radiator. The radiator can also be manually handled, in case the temperature is too high or too low and it would also in that case be cost efficient. Child safety is also provided for those who want it. There is a piece of rubber around each corner and sharp edge. They are wheels for portability and the radiator runs on electricity. This way it is energy efficient and cost efficient. It also comes in different colors, shapes and sizes. After we had done the research, we made our different designs. Each of us made three different designs for the radiator. Our final design was a mix of two different designs. We also came up with the “Da Fonk” edition, which are fun, crazy and cool radiators. They are colorful and extraordinary. We all had our different designs, but each of us work well with each other and gave each other ideas.
I think our group works well together and I really enjoyed working with them. We were often ahead of others, but this doesn’t mean that the quality of our work was worse. It means we did our jobs well and were finished in time.
For our presentation we decided it would be best to make a poster. We had our different designs on the poster and descriptions of the different designs. Unfortunately our poster got wet and looked a little messy. If you see it the positive way, the water made it look kind of cool, because there were different lines and marks. As we went on with the design cycle, we always had to check with our teacher and ask ourselves if our work was good, and if it would pass. We had different specifications for our designs, and all of them fit for our final designs and they also fit for the “Da Fonk” edition. For example one of the specifications was that it had to be child safe. All of the editions had a rubber attachment at sharp edges and corners. They all were transportable, energy and cost efficient. To check if our designs were appropriate, we had different specification. Some of them are mentioned above.
I think my group and I did a good job in this project, but we could have done a better research, a neater poster, and a better presentation. Our research had all the information we needed, but we only had internet sources. I think it would have been better if we would have had other sources. Over all I liked how my group and I worked together. We did our work, but we still had fun. I think that the work of a student is better if they have fun than if they work through it with complete boredom. As I already mentioned, our investigations could have been better. Even though we had all information we need, we could have had different sources not only internet. Designing the radiators was probably the best part of everything. We could show our creativeness and we had a lot of fun making up different editions, such as “Da Fonk”. Making the plan was easy too. It is not hard to plan everything, and we didn’t change anything. We followed the plan perfectly and didn’t have any difficulties with that. There isn’t much to say about plan, so ill move on with create. Creating the plan was easy. This was fun too. We had fun making the poster and we finished in time. The poster explains the radiator well and is easy to understand. It could have been neater, but unfortunately water spilt over it. As you can see, I am writing the evaluatioin now. I think my evaluation covers everything important. This unit was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it.
This unit was about inventors and their inventions. The AOI is Human Ingenuity and the learner profile is Risk-taker. We chose Human ingenuity for our AOI because inventions are made by humans and for the learner profile we thought as an inventor, you have to be a risk-taker. We discussed different inventors and figured out that they took a lot of risks with their inventions. They often kept it as a secret and the inventions were discovered after they had died.
Our unit project was to chose an already invented house hold item and improve it. We had to redesign it, prove that our design was even possible and then in the end hold a presentation about it. My group chose to improve and redesign a radiator. We invented a radiator that detects heat with an infrared camera and then finds the average temperature of the room. We proved this by doing a lot of research and we found out that airports use infrared cameras to detect heat. So then we came to a conclusion that it must also work if we put it into a radiator. The radiator can also be manually handled, in case the temperature is too high or too low and it would also in that case be cost efficient. Child safety is also provided for those who want it. There is a piece of rubber around each corner and sharp edge. They are wheels for portability and the radiator runs on electricity. This way it is energy efficient and cost efficient. It also comes in different colors, shapes and sizes. After we had done the research, we made our different designs. Each of us made three different designs for the radiator. Our final design was a mix of two different designs. We also came up with the “Da Fonk” edition, which are fun, crazy and cool radiators. They are colorful and extraordinary. We all had our different designs, but each of us work well with each other and gave each other ideas.
I think our group works well together and I really enjoyed working with them. We were often ahead of others, but this doesn’t mean that the quality of our work was worse. It means we did our jobs well and were finished in time.
For our presentation we decided it would be best to make a poster. We had our different designs on the poster and descriptions of the different designs. Unfortunately our poster got wet and looked a little messy. If you see it the positive way, the water made it look kind of cool, because there were different lines and marks. As we went on with the design cycle, we always had to check with our teacher and ask ourselves if our work was good, and if it would pass. We had different specifications for our designs, and all of them fit for our final designs and they also fit for the “Da Fonk” edition. For example one of the specifications was that it had to be child safe. All of the editions had a rubber attachment at sharp edges and corners. They all were transportable, energy and cost efficient. To check if our designs were appropriate, we had different specification. Some of them are mentioned above.
I think my group and I did a good job in this project, but we could have done a better research, a neater poster, and a better presentation. Our research had all the information we needed, but we only had internet sources. I think it would have been better if we would have had other sources. Over all I liked how my group and I worked together. We did our work, but we still had fun. I think that the work of a student is better if they have fun than if they work through it with complete boredom. As I already mentioned, our investigations could have been better. Even though we had all information we need, we could have had different sources not only internet. Designing the radiators was probably the best part of everything. We could show our creativeness and we had a lot of fun making up different editions, such as “Da Fonk”. Making the plan was easy too. It is not hard to plan everything, and we didn’t change anything. We followed the plan perfectly and didn’t have any difficulties with that. There isn’t much to say about plan, so ill move on with create. Creating the plan was easy. This was fun too. We had fun making the poster and we finished in time. The poster explains the radiator well and is easy to understand. It could have been neater, but unfortunately water spilt over it. As you can see, I am writing the evaluatioin now. I think my evaluation covers everything important. This unit was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it.
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