Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Applied Design
Understanding context
- Gather information about or from potential users
Defining
- Choose a design opportunity
- Identify key features or user requirements
- Identify the main objective for the design and any constraints
Ideating
- Generate potential ideas and add to others’ ideas
- Screen ideas against the objective and constraints
- Choose an idea to pursue
Prototyping
- Outline a general plan, identifying tools and materials
- Construct a first version of the product, making changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed
- Record iterations of prototyping
Testing
- Test the product
- Gather peer feedback and inspiration
- Make changes and test again, repeating until satisfied with the product
Making
- Construct the final product, incorporating planned changes
Sharing
- Decide on how and with whom to share their product
- Demonstrate their product and describe their process
- Determine whether their product meets the objective and contributes to the individual, family, community, and/or environment
- Reflect on their design thinking and processes, and their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group, including their ability to share and maintain a co-operative work space
- Identify new design issues
Applied Skills
Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe manner, and with an awareness of the safety of others, in both physical and digital environments
Identify the skills required for a task and develop those skills as needed
Applied Technologies
Use familiar tools and technologies to extend their capabilities when completing a task
Choose appropriate technologies to use for specific tasks
Demonstrate a willingness to learn new technologies as needed
Content
Students are expected to use the learning standards for Curricular Competencies from Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 4-5 in combination with grade-level content from other areas of learning in cross-curricular activities to develop foundational mindsets and skills in design thinking and making.