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?
We need to create a presentation that will help a 6th grader understand the Design Cycle.
2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world?
We need to go through the Design Cycle to do any project in our lives and our jobs.
3. How will this project serve my community?
We will be able to teach the students something that they will use for the rest of their lives.
4. How can my learning help my community?
By me learning, I will be able to share the knowledge with others.
5. How do we live in relation to each other?
We depend on each other because everyone knows different things, so when we put it together we learn something.
6. How does this help others?
It helps them by learning more than they already know.
7. What are the requirements for this assignment?
The requirements are to present the section of the design cycle in 2 minutes following the design cycle process but is not limited to just the computer.
8. What is the Design Cycle?
The Design Cycle is a process used to create a product which includes investigate, design, plan, create and evaluate.
REFLECT on your learning.
Day 2
9. Spend one day experimenting with DESIGN CYCLE your presentation. List five things your learned about the Design Cycle:
Five things I learned is that in the investigate section we need to see what the problem is. When we design we need to do several designs. When we plan we need to do some type of timeline. In the create stage we can make modifications. In the evaluate we need to evaluate our work strictly.
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.
Formulate a Design Specification
11. What are the requirements for this assignment?
12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?
13. How will you "test" your presentation?
REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING
PLAN:
14. Brainstorm ideas. Use the chart below
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
EVALUATE:
20. How could you improve your presentation?
21. Does your presentation meet all of the requirements?
22. Share your presentation with at least 2-8th, 3-9th, 4-10th+ 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)
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