Children are identical to toys. They love to play. From play that looks playful it turns out the effect for the growth or development of children is not kidding. But making toys (toys) is something different. Especially when added certain conditions, such as toys that involve Style (Force). This is the 'Creativity' area. In Bloom's taxonomy, Creating or at least Applying, entry into the highest learning ability strata.
Still in elaborating Motion and Force. My students ask to create or create their own style-based toys. Previously I made sure they understood the types of styles. That style is divided into two, touch and non touch. The touches are: friction, spring, and muscle (push-pull). In some cases, this push-pull may involve no muscle, but wind, steam, and so on. While the non touch is: magnetic force, electric force, and gravity.
Another challenge, this time students make their own toys, not in the usual group. Yes, this is a kind of individual skill test, especially fine motor. I want to see how they find ideas, execute the idea, and communicate the results to others. So, after the toy so, there will be a performance sessions or demonstrations. The student explains how to make it, the tools and materials needed, and demonstrates how the toys work.
And, how the results?
Amazing, a variety of toys are created. There are original ideas of his own ideas, some are inspired by Youtube, and some people find the idea by accident. Like Salsa who originally wanted to make a toy car from a used bottle, because it encountered obstacles in the middle of the road, be the car turned into a hanging pot. Modified in the middle of the title path.
Let's see one by one. The most widely made is toy cars. But how to move his car a variety of ways. Some use balloons such as those made by Afiq and Faiz. While Ali and Firdaus use rubber (spring). Iyas chose a conventional manual drawn with a strap (muscle), and there is a multifunction car modif as a potted plant as made by Momon.
There is Zahwa making arrows; bamboo bow and bowstring from rubber tires, along with arrows (spring and muscle). There are Rafif and Kenzie who make other versions of the arrow, using balloons, unused pen containers and skewers as darts. It turns out that the power of throwing quite tolerable 'banter, because it can penetrate the target made of cardboard. Still with spring style, Danish makes catapults.
There's Hasna, who uses magnets to make 'Racing Car'. With a magnet too, Fanny made the game 'Playing Soccer'. And Arvel that makes a variety of motives from the game of magnets and iron sand.
While from water toy manufacturers there are Rio, Zhafif, Upi, Wijaya, and Azizah who make the ship-cally. The ships of Rio and Zhafif use the blowing of balloons, wijaya with batteries, azizah with rubber band propellers and which pulled Upi's vessel.
Upi rely on the thrust force obtained from steam. There are 4 candles that are lit under a can of soda water filled drink. According Upi, when the candle is lit will heat the water in the can, so get out the steam and push the boat. Unfortunately, when tested, the ship upi thought very advanced progress. Why so? "Maybe because of the exhaust vapor hole yes, sir? It should be small so that the force push it to be strong", said Upi give hypothesis. I was nodding to listen to the answer. "Why candle, pi? If the candle depleted how?", I asked. Now it was Upi's turn to smile while nodding.
It looks simple. But if examined, the toy business never dies. 'Toys and Playground' becomes a lasting source of income for adults. Call it Disney or Lego. So, let's play and make toys.