Unit 1 design cycle

HOW DO I MAKE SOUND CHOICES? HOW CAN MY LEARNING HELP MY COMMUNITY?

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Area of Interaction: Community and Service , Approaches to Learning & Human Ingenuity

Significant Concept: Design Cycle can be used to solve problems

Unit Question: How can my learning help my community? How do I make Sound Choices?

INVESTIGATE: (Write in complete sentences) Identify the Problem

1. What is the problem you need to solve? Teaching the 6th graders how t use the design cycle.

2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? the design cycle applies to the real world because we use the design cycles to build things like houses.

3. How will this project serve my community? This will serve my community by coming u with better solutions.

4. How can my learning help my community? It can help by showing my community what i know.

5. How do we live in relation to each other? By helping my community i am helping the people in it.

6. How does this help others? This helps others because i am passing the knowelege i know to others

7. What are the requirements for this assignment? The six steps on how to use the design cycle.

8. What is the Design Cycle? Steps that help you create something.

REFLECT on your learning. The design cycle are steps that are used to create something. we can use the design cycle to make buildings, cars, and streets.

Day 2

9. Spend one day experimenting with DESIGN CYCLE your presentation. List five things your learned about the Design Cycle:

Day 3

Design Brief

10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.  I am going to make a video.I am am making a video because i feel it is the easiest way to explain to a 6th grader and because it will attract the 6th's graders attention.

Formulate a Design Specification

11. What are the requirements for this assignment? Knowing how to explain the design cycle to the 6th graders.

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment? A limitation would be the video will have a little off topic conversation.

13. How will you "test" your presentation? I will watch the video and see if it clearly explains the design cycle.

REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING

PLAN:

14. Brainstorm ideas. Use the chart below

IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf found in schoology under “materials”& then files

15. What idea did you choose to demonstrate the design cycle and why did you choose it?

16. Does your idea meet all of the requirements?

17. Use the story board paper below to plan your presentation.  Include how many levels you will have, what will be on each level, how will you include teaching skills to young students, and what will your questions be about.

story board.pdf found in schoology under “materials” & then files.

18. Explain how you will use your time to get your project finished in 12 days:

REFLECT on your learning
19. Did i follow my plan?

EVALUATE:

20. How could you improve your presentation?

21. Does your presentation meet all of the requirements?

22. Share your presentation with at least 2-8^th, 3-9^th, 4-10^th+ friends. What did he/she like about your presentation?

23. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve?

24. Were you responsible in using the software, Internet, pictures, and computer?

25. How can my learning help my community?

26. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6)

ATTITUDE:

27. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard". Explain your answer:

28. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6)