Frisbee Associations

PDGA - Professional Disc Gold Association
UPA - Ultimate Players Association (Ultimate Frisbee)

Cr.C Plan for the Frisbee

Presentation will be on March 10th.

The Frisbee - Cr.A Investigation

Cr.A Investigation
In IT class, each student has been given an invention to research. Our unit question is “How do inventors come up with ideas and create their inventions?” Each student will research they invention and answer the unit question. The final product, by the student, should be an essay, PowerPoint, ect. explaining the invention they were given and answering the unit question.
I chose to research the Frisbee. I chose it because I have always liked playing with a Frisbee. I had never thought about who invented it or why it was invented. I knew it would be easier to research a topic that I liked and could relate to. That’s why I chose the Frisbee.
By researching our topic, we can hopefully answer the unit question. There are millions of inventions in the world, but you do not know who they were invented by or why they were invented. By doing this project we can give credit to inventors. We may use their inventions every day, yet we do not ever think about the person who invented it. Doing this project and researching inventions why can learn about inventions and how and why they were invented. This answers the unit question. I think it’s important that we give credit to the inventors and not just use they’re inventions without a second thought.
To learn more about the Frisbee I had to research it. I used the paper, Mrs. Wilson had given use and the internet. The sources;

ESLlibrary.com. The Frisbee. Red River Press Inc., 2007.

Caudill, Susan. "History of frisbees." Essortment. 2002. demand Media Network, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

Bellis, Mary. "The History of the Frisbee." About.com. 2010. The New York Times Company, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

Antoniou, Efi. "Frisbee." Newsfinder. 2010. Newsfinder.com, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

"The History of the Disc." WFDF. 2010. Kumquat Media, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

"Frisbee games." Youth Work practice . 2010. youth-work-practice, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

"What is Ultimate Frisbee?." What is Ultimate.com. What is Ultimate.com, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

"Frisbee inventor Walter Frederick Morrison dies aged 90 ." BBC. 21 February 2010. BBC, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

Tijs, Andrew. "Death Of The Week: Fred Morrison." The Enthusiast. 21 February 2010. Infinite Ape Media, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

"Fred Morrison: Frisbee inventor." Times Online. 13 February 2010. Times Newspapers Ltd., Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

"Wham-O." Wham-O. 2010. WebPex.com, Inc., Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

"U.S. entrepreneur who invented the 'Pluto Platter' (that's a Frisbee to you) dies aged 90 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1250486/Frisbee-inventor-Frederick-Morrison-dies-U-S-aged-90.html#ixzz0gENxfwJ6 ." Mail Online. 12 February 2010. Associated Newspapers Ltd , Web. 21 Feb 2010. .

Arave, Lynn. "Frisbee creator Fred Morrison dies." Deseret news. 10 February 2010. Deseret News, Web. 21 Feb 2010. .


Detailed Test/ Design Specifications – For my final product I will create a poster about the Frisbee. I will also bring in a Frisbee. =) My design specifications for the poster will be;

Does it answer the unit question? (How do inventors come up with ideas and create their inventions?)

Does it thoroughly describe Fred Morrison and the Frisbee’s history up till now?

Does it present my research well?

Is it neat, organized and easy to read?

Is it colorful and nice to look at?

Will it give me a grade of 5-6?

My final product should follow these questions. I will ask myself and some classmates wether they think my poster answers the questions in a positive way.

Other facts...

Fred Morrison died at the age of 90. (23/01/1920 ~ 09/02/2010)
His wife and three kids are still alive.
200 million Frisbees have been sold world wide.
Morrison was a pilot in World War II.

Who was the Frisbee aimed at? Which age/gender/etc.?

• Morrison first sold his Pluto Platter at fairs. Wham-O bought it and renamed it to Frisbee. Wham-O is a toy company, so the Frisbee is aimed at children. Though you can be any age or gender to play with a Frisbee.

Are there different types of Frisbees?

• Yes, there are different types of Frisbees. There is a freestyle Frisbee. There is also a Frisbee used to play Ultimate Frisbee. Frisbees come in different sizes too. They all work the same way, though based on the material/size a Frisbee will fly differently.

Wham-O has produced different types. -> http://www.wham-o.com/default.cfm?page=Search&SearchFlag=true&SearchString=Frisbee

Does Wham-O still exist today?

• Wham-O still exists as a toy company. It was founded in 1948 and still exists today. It still owns the Frisbee ®.

What are some Frisbee games?

• Ultimate Frisbee – It is an official sport using a Frisbee. It mixes soccer, basketball, American football, and net ball. It is a non-contact and team sport.

Frisbee Golf – The rules and idea of the game is like golf, except you use a Frisbee.

There are other games which can be played with a Frisbee, such as Frisbee Hot-Potato or Frisbee Rugby.

Where did the Pluto Platter originate?

• Fred Morrison invented the Pluto Platter in 1948, in Utah, his home. It was based off of pie tins you could toss between people. In 1957 Morrison sold the Pluto Platter to the Wham-O toy company, after he had not had much success with it.

Does a product’s name really have such a great affect on its popularity?

•Yes. People are not going to buy a prodcut with an unappealing name. A product will not become popular, if it's name does not attract attention in a positive way.