THE CREATION OF PLAYDOH By Tiffany Chavez PURPOSE

THE CREATION OF PLAY-DOH By: Tiffany Chavez

PURPOSE v. Play-Doh is a modeling compound used by young children for art and craft projects at home and in school.

ORIGINAL INVENTORS v. Play-Doh was accidentally invented in 1955 by Joseph and Noah Mc. Vicker.

HOW WAS IT USED WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY INVENTED, AND HOW IS IT USED NOW? Before After v. Play-doh was originally invented as a WALLPAPER CLEANER!!!!!! v. Play-doh is now used as a toy to create arts and crafts.

HOW HAS PLAY-DOH AFFECTED SOCIETY? Positive v. It has improved society by helping kids with their imagination, and a boost on their creativity which can contribute the world in the future. Negative v. The factories were play-doh is made release harmful fumes that hurt the environment and contribute to global warming.

WHAT ARE SOME INNOVATIONS THE PRODUCT HAS UNDERGONE? v. Play-doh originally only came in an off-white color, today you can find it at any store and in all of the colors of the rainbow.

TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY v. The type of technology that best describes Play-doh is construction, production and manufacturing.

HOW WAS S. T. E. M USED IN YOUR INVENTION? Science Technology Engineering Math Science was used during the creation of playdoh to know how each of the ingredients would react when they were combined. Technology was and is used to manufacture Play -doh all around the world. Mc. Vicker’s special putty-like substance was an excellent wallpaper cleaner, because it didn’t contain any toxic chemicals, could be reused and would not stain the wallpapers. They meet peoples needs and wants. Math was used during the creation of playdoh to measure each of the ingredients to make sure you would get the right texture.

QUOTE v. And everyone knows its “Fun to play but not to eat!!” -Hasbro

BIBLIOGRAPHY vhttp: //inventors. about. com/od/pstartinventions/a/playdoh. htm vhttp: //science. howstuffworks. com/innovation/scientific-experiments/9 -thingsinvented-or-discovered-by-accident 9. htm vhttp: //www. nbcnews. com/id/38870091/ns/technology_and_scienceinnovation/t/greatest-accidental-inventions-all-time/

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