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MYP Design cycle

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which section of the Design Cycle will you find -  Identify and prioritize the research
a)
Inquiring and Analyzing
b)
Developing Ideas
c)
Creating the Solution
d)
Evaluating
2.
What are the (4) strands of the Design Cycle for Stage #1 Inquiry and Analyzing? Choose the correct set of strands below. Make your best guess if you are unsure.
a)
Develop Design Specifications 
Develop Design Ideas 
Present Chosen Design 
Develop Plans Drawings and Diagrams
b)
Construct a Logical
Plan 
Demonstrate Technical Skills
 Follow the Plan 
Justify any Changes
c)
Design Testing Methods 
Evaluate Success of Solution 
Explain Improvements 
Explain Impact of Solution
d)
Explain and justify the need Identify and Prioritize research Analyze existing products Develop Design Brief
3.

It is the summer between middle school and high school and you want to know how you will improve your performance.


Looking back in middle school at your performance. How would you prepare for success in high school in the future:

*Generate methods for testing performance.

*Calculate how successful you were.

*Describe ways you can improve the following year.

*Give details of how your success would/could improve you.


What stage of the Design Cycle are you in?

a)

Inquiry and Analysis

b)

Developing Ideas

c)

Creating the Solution

d)

Evaluating

4.

When we analyse an existing product, we should look at ...(choose 4)

a)

the features

b)

the strengths

c)

the weaknesses

d)

the purpose

e)

The sky

5.
Which section of the Design Cycle will you find -  Follow the plan to create the solution
a)
Inquiring and Analyzing
b)
Developing Ideas
c)
Creating the Solution
d)
Evaluating
6.

Your family has decided to take a vacation to Europe and have asked you to use the design cycle to make it a reality.


If you were performing the following tasks:

*Gathering the reasons why you want to go to Europe.

*Making a list of resources needed and researching them.

*Exploring existing trips/tours available.

*Briefly summarizing your plan to your parents.


What stage of the Design Cycle are you in?

a)

Inquiry and Analysis

b)

Developing Ideas

c)

Creating the Solution

d)

Evaluating

7.

Identify one useful part of Inquiry and Analysis

a)

Create the solution

b)

Think about how successful I have been

c)

Conduct a product analysis

d)

Present my design

8.

You are using the Design Cycle to plan a dinner for 6 people and you are in the 2nd stage of the Design Cycle: Developing Ideas. If you are doing the following:


Sketch a model of how the food is arranged on the plates and the table.


What strand of Developing Ideas are you in?

a)

Develop Planning Drawings or Diagrams

b)

Present the Chosen Design

c)

Develop Design Ideas

d)

Develop a Design Specification

9.

You want to join a JJHS sports team and you have decided to use the Design Cycle to make your dream a reality.


You are building your gym if you are doing the following:

*You constructed your logical plan

*You demonstrated your skills while building it.

*You followed the plan to make the gym.

*If you had changes you justified them.


What stage of the Design Cycle are you in?

a)

Inquiry and Analysis

b)

Developing Ideas

c)

Creating the Solution

d)

Evaluating

10.
What are the (4) strands of the Design Cycle for Stage #2 Developing Ideas? Choose the correct set of strands below. Make your best guess if you are unsure.
a)
Develop Design Specifications 
Develop Design Ideas 
Present Chosen Design 
Develop Plans Drawings and Diagrams
b)
Construct a Logical
Plan 
Demonstrate Technical Skills
 Follow the Plan 
Justify any Changes
c)
Design Testing Methods 
Evaluate Success of Solution 
Explain Improvements 
Explain Impact of Solution
d)
Explain and justify the need Identify and Prioritize research Analyze existing products Develop Design Brief
11.

What is a specification?

a)

Something you can put in your design if you want, but it isn't necessary

b)

something your design must have

c)

Something you can't put in your design

12.

Click on all the things that you would do in the brainstorm step.

a)

think of materials you can use

b)

think of products similar to what you are building

c)

look up ideas for products similar to yours

d)

list all the ideas you can think of

e)

gather materials you can use to build your product

13.

An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?

a)

brainstorm

b)

modify

c)

research

d)

evaluate