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Article is taken from kiwikidsnews.co.nz

Lego characters are getting angrier

   

A New Zealand team of researches have discovered that the faces on Lego figures are becoming angrier.
The team analysed around 3,500 figures made between 1975 and 2010 and found that the number of happy ones was going down.
Christoph Bartneck, from the University of Canterbury, said that he started to notice how “the toys have changed over time”.
He wondered if the sets were moving more towards action themes, like Harry Potter and Star Wars.
Experts think there could be a connection between the toys children play with and how they behave.
Dr Bartneck added; “We cannot help but wonder how the move from only positive faces to an increasing number of negative faces impacts on how children play.”

1. What have researches discovered?
2. What do they think the faces are based on?
3. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?
4. In your own words summarise what this news article is about.
5. Why do you think researchers looked at lego faces from so long ago?
6. Do you think it is a good or bad thing that the faces are becoming angrier and why?