Tuesday, September 13, 2011


Area of Interaction: Community and Service , Approaches to Learning & Human Ingenuity
Significant Concept: Design Cycle can be used to solve problem
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? The problem that needs to be solved is how to teach the design cycle to sixth graders.
2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? The design cycle applies to the real world in many forms. For example, when creating a new car, you first need to investigate and so on.
3. How will this project serve my community? This will serve my school community because I will be teaching students and peers what I know about the design cycle.
4. How can my learning help my community? My learning can help the community because I will be able to use my knowledge of the design cycle to better expand my skils during any other projects.
5. How do we live in relation to each other? In relation to each olther at school, we live through different social statuses, age, gender, and other things as well.
6. How does this help others? This helps others because we can use our different personal or academic experiences to help others with problems or teach them.
7. What are the requirements for this assignment? For this assignment we need or folders, and an understanding of the design cycle.
8. What is the Design Cycle? The design cycle is the key to understanding how to solve a problem; you use all four stages to solve a problem and complete a task.                                                               
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:
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
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
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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