Design Folder

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



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 effectively clarify the design cycle to 6th graders in a way that they understand the concept and are able to apply it.

2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? 
Not necessarily do people realize that they are using the "design cycle", but if you think about it, we do it all the time. When we encounter a problem, we always think about past experiences and what we did to solved them, that being our investigation process. We also think of ways to fix the problem, that being the design stage. Once we actually put a time and date to our actions that is when we "plan" what we are gonna do to fix the problem, being obviously the planning stage. The moment we begin solving the problem is when we began to "create" a solution to the problem. And finally when the problem is either solved or just miserably failed at least you tried and think about what could of been done differently or about how you can improve the way you solve things, thats the final stage which is the evaluation part of the design cycle.

3. How will this project serve my community?
I think that when we begin to think about ways to help others we are helping our community through the mutual involvement of the helper and the help receiver by enriching the learning and understanding of everyone around us.

4. How can my learning help my community?
My learnings can be applied through the work I contribute to, meaning if I learn how to cook for example I can use those skills to help feed those individuals in my community that aren't that fortunate.

5. How do we live in relation to each other?
If both the community and the individual choose to help each other and collaborate I would think that the community would be a place rich of knowledge.

6. How does this help others? 
I would assume that if everyone is helping each other and collaborating  to make things better then the world would be a happier place for everyone to live in.

7. What are the requirements for this assignment? 
We need to be able to get the message across for 6th graders who don't understand the design cycle.

8. What is the Design Cycle?
The process we follow when working on a project or a problem in our everyday lives.

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:
* its very simple
* very applicable and easy to understand
* something we should use more often....
* helpful

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)