WorksheetsIB Design Cycle
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the Design Cycle?
A design process of elimination.
A process used to create a solution to any problem.
A set of steps that you can follow in order to always find the right answer.
What are the four phases of the Design Cycle?
Research, Sketch, Make, Test
Investigate, Plan, Create, Evaluate
Ask, Model, Design, Feedback
Inquiring and Analyzing, Developing Ideas, Creating the Solution, Evaluate
What happens in the Inquiring and Analyzing phase?
Test your solution to see how effective your design is. Describe the impact of your solution and how you could improve it.
Identify a problem that needs to be solved and then research to find out more about the problem and existing solutions.
Brainstorm multiple ideas for solutions. Decide on the best idea and present it as a detailed sketch with labels and descriptions.
Follow your plan to make a solution.
What happens in the Developing Ideas phase?
Test your solution to see how effective your design is. Describe the impact of your solution and how you could improve it.
Identify a problem that needs to be solved and then research to find out more about the problem and existing solutions.
Brainstorm multiple ideas for solutions. Decide on the best idea and present it as a detailed sketch with labels and descriptions.
Follow your plan to make a solution.
What happens in the Creating the Solution phase?
Test your solution to see how effective your design is. Describe the impact of your solution and how you could improve it.
Identify a problem that needs to be solved and then research to find out more about the problem and existing solutions.
Brainstorm multiple ideas for solutions. Decide on the best idea and present it as a detailed sketch with labels and descriptions.
Follow your plan to make a solution.
What happens in the Evaluating phase?
Test your solution to see how effective your design is. Describe the impact of your solution and how you could improve it.
Identify a problem that needs to be solved and then research to find out more about the problem and existing solutions.
Brainstorm multiple ideas for solutions. Decide on the best idea and present it as a detailed sketch with labels and descriptions.
Follow your plan to make a solution.
The Design Cycle can be used to design inventions, apps, posters, and buildings.
True
False
The Design Cycle must always start with the Inquiring and Analyzing phase.
True
False
What is an example of something you do in the Creating the Solution phase?
Build an invention.
Sketch and label a drawing of your invention.
Have someone else test your invention.
Research existing inventions.
What is an example of something you do in the Developing Ideas phase?
Build an app.
Sketch and label the screens of your app.
Have someone else test your app.
Research existing apps.
What is an example of something you do in the Evaluating phase?
Build a chair.
Sketch and label a chair design.
Have someone else test your chair and give feedback.
Research existing chair designs.
What is an example of something you do in the Investigate stage?
Make a website..
Sketch and label the pages of your website.
Have someone else test use your website and give feedback.
Look at existing websites for inspiration or ideas.
Designers are always successful the first time when they use the Design Cycle
True
False
I can use the Design Cycle to design solutions to problems in my own life.
True
False
