The Fabulous Frisbee

Build grammar skills using this activity and answer key for an article about a Pluto Platter.

• Printable Student Handout Worksheet (Scroll down for Answer key.)
• View all Every-Day Edit activities
• Ideas for Using Every-Day Edit in the classroom.

Activity Key

Uncorrected Text

Do you own a Pluto Platter. if you have a Frisbee in you're closet, you do! The original flying discs was actually pie tins from a bakery. In 1948, Fred Morrison manufacture the first flying discs made of plastic. Then, in January 1957, a company called Wham-O introduced the Pluto Platter. The Pluto Platter was later renamed the "Frisbee" its estimated that more Frisbee's are sold each year than basketballs baseballs and footballs combined!

Answer Key

Do you own a Pluto Platter? If you have a Frisbee in your closet, you do! The original flying discs were actually pie tins from a bakery. In 1948, Fred Morrison manufactured the first flying discs made of plastic. Then, in January 1957, a company called Wham-O introduced the Pluto Platter. The Pluto Platter was later renamed the "Frisbee." It's estimated that more Frisbees are sold each year than basketballs, baseballs and footballs combined!

Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World® Editor in Chief
Copyright © 2004 Education World