Toys: The Inside Story - Program Materials

Toys: The Inside Story
Below are listed links to educational and programming materials associated with the Toys: The Inside Story exhibition. Control-click or right-click on the links to download the files.

Activity Guides (arranged by topic)

Gears

Lego Gears [lego-gears.pdf]

Pulleys

Pulleys [pulleys.pdf]
Pulleys For Preschoolers [pulleys-for-preschoolers.pdf]

Cams

Cam Toys [cam-toys.pdf]

Linkages

Butterflies With Linkage [butterflies-with-linkage.pdf]
Linkages [linkages.pdf]

Circuits

Circuits [circuits.pdf]
Switches [switches.pdf]
Circuit Board Model [circuit-board-model.pdf]
Playstation Take Apart [playstation-takeapart.pdf]

Multiple Mechanisms

Take Apart [take-apart.pdf]
Land Of Dissected Toys [land-of-dissected-toys.pdf]

Other Toys and Concepts

Balance Toy [balance-toy.pdf]
Spinning Tops [spinning-tops.pdf]

Family Events

Machine Madness [machine-madness.pdf]
Machine Madness Flyer Example [machine-madness-flyer-example.pdf]
Community Event Ideas [community-event-ideas.pdf]

Family Take Home Guides

Use one of both copied onto cardstock in the Exhibition Intro panel

Top Take Home [take-home-tops.pdf]
Take Apart Take Home [take-home-takeapart.pdf]

Materials for Teachers, Homeschoolers, and Others

Toys Exhibit Component Description [toys-exhibit-description.pdf]
Science Benchmarks [toys-standards.pdf]
Glossary of Terms [toys-glossary.pdf]
Teacher Letter (Word document) [teacher-letter.doc]

Pre- or Post-Visit Activities

Note: these are included in the above but have been reformatted for teacher use

Butterfly with Linkage (recommended grades K-2) [butterflies-teacher-version.pdf]
Circuits (recommended grades 3-5) [circuits-teacher-version.pdf]
Cam Toy (recommended grades 6-8) [cam-teacher-version.pdf]

Additional Resources

Additional Resources [toys-additional-resources.pdf]