Colors, Clay and the Toyota Way: teacher key

How Cars Are Made, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. How designers plan a new car, why the Model T was not always black, and the ideas behind Toyota's factories.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. When were the Model T's black years?
   • 2010 to 2020
   • About 1914 to 1925 (answer)
   • 1886 to 1890
2. What were the Model T's black paints really?
   • Chalk
   • Mud
   • Color varnishes (answer)
3. What was the idea behind jidoka?
   • A machine that stops by itself when something goes wrong (answer)
   • A faster horse
   • A bigger press
4. What order do designers follow?
   • Clay, paint, sketches
   • Sketches, clay models, prototypes (answer)
   • Prototypes, sketches, clay
5. How low did the price of a Model T fall?
   • $850
   • $260 (answer)
   • $5
6. How many cars are recycled in the US in a year?
   • Over 12 million (answer)
   • About 12
   • Exactly none

Words

• prototypes: test models
• jidoka: self-stopping idea
• varnish: shiny coating
• loom: cloth maker