Continually creating ways to support my MYP Technology students in their use of the Design Cycle I made this short tutorial for our website so students can access lesson material as they need it, from anywhere they may be developing their products or solutions.

6. Problem
PART A: INVESTIGATE
Something needs to be fixed with a product or other solution

7. Problem
PART A: INVESTIGATE
Something needs to be fixed with a product or other solution
How can we fix it? (Research)

8. Problem
PART A: INVESTIGATE
Something needs to be fixed with a product or other solution
How can we fix it? (Research)
What does a successful product or solution look like?

9. Problem
PART A: INVESTIGATE
Something needs to be fixed with a product or other solution
How can we fix it? (Research)
What does a successful product or solution look like?
You can use your design specification as questions for your tests

11. Identifying
the
Problem

12. Problem
My friends always get hungry after club
I should make something they like to eat
PART A: INVESTIGATE (HUGELY oversimplified)

13. Developing the
design brief

14. PART A: INVESTIGATE
Research
What does everyone like to eat?
How can I make it?

15. Formulating
a design
specification

16. PART A: INVESTIGATE
1.There needs to be a kind of food
everyone likes
2.Everyone will enjoy their snack
3.Everyone will get enough without
getting full

17. Test
Questions

18. PART A: INVESTIGATE
Everyone answers these questions
I record the answers:
1.Was there a kind of food you liked?
2.Did you enjoy your snack?
3.Did you have enough without getting full?

21. Problem
PART A: INVESTIGATE
Something needs to be fixed with a product or other solution
How can we fix it? (Research)
What does a successful product or solution look like?
You can use your design specification as questions for your tests