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Design Solutions
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Identify an issue or design challenge
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- With guidance, I can notice and describe something that isn’t working well or that I think could work better.
- With guidance, I can ask questions to better understand the need or opportunity.
Project-specific:- I can explore my community to find a problem that needs attention, describing what I observe and sharing what I notice doesn't work well or could be better with my classmates and teacher
- I can ask questions to learn more about the issue and consider different ideas that help me understand the community’s needs and possibilities for improvement.
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- With guidance, I can identify a need or opportunity that is interesting or important to me, my community, and/or the natural world.
- I can ask questions and/or explore information to better understand the need or opportunity.
- I can share ideas for how a tool, model, or action could help people, animals, and/or the natural world.
Project-specific:- I can ask questions and explore reliable information sources to deepen my understanding of a community issue that is important to me, and I can discuss ideas with my classmates on how to approach this challenge collaboratively.
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- I can identify and frame a need, opportunity, or issue that is interesting or important to me, my community, and/or the natural world.
- I can gather and record information to better understand the need, opportunity, or issue (e.g., Who or what is affected? What has already been tried? How long has this been a challenge?) and explain it to others.
- I can create design criteria for a successful tool, model, or action that names and considers those affected by the challenge (e.g., specific users, communities, or parts of the natural world).
Project-specific:- I can gather and record information from various sources to understand a public policy issue affecting my community, explaining the perspectives of those involved and identifying what has been tried before.
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- I can identify and Identify an issue or design challenge and explain its significance for those most impacted (e.g., specific users, communities, or parts of the natural world).
- I can gather, record, and summarize information to better understand the need, opportunity, or issue; its context from multiple perspectives; and key design constraints (e.g., costs, timelines, materials available, ethical considerations, etc.).
- I can create design criteria for a successful tool, model, or action that includes the perspectives (e.g., needs, desires, preferences, culture, values) of those affected by the challenge.
Project-specific:- I can explore a local community issue by collecting and analyzing diverse viewpoints and evidence from various sources
- I work collaboratively with my peers to evaluate multiple perspectives and develop informed choices, considering ethical aspects and the needs of those impacted
- My research is thorough and clear, setting the foundation for creating a feasible, community-focused action plan that invites meaningful participation from all stakeholders.
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- I can identify, define, and/or reframe a complex and/or enduring issue or design challenge and explain its significance for those most impacted.
- I can gather, record, and analyze information—including original user experience data—drawing on multiple perspectives and sources of wisdom.
- I can use my research to help me understand the context, causes, and contributing factors from multiple perspectives and to define key design constraints.
- I can create design criteria for a successful tool, model, or action that prioritizes the perspectives of those most affected by the challenge and seek stakeholder feedback on my criteria.
Project-specific:- I can actively collaborate with peers and community members to investigate a significant community issue, gather and analyze diverse perspectives, and develop a well-informed understanding of the problem by creating design criteria that reflect the needs and voices of those most affected.
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- I can identify, frame, and/or reIdentify an issue or design challenge and explain its significance for those most impacted.
- I can gather, record, and analyze information—including original user experience data—drawing on multiple perspectives and sources of wisdom (e.g., others’ research, interviews, oral histories, cultural traditions, nature, etc.).
- I can use my research to help me understand the need, opportunity, or issue; to define its context from multiple perspectives; and to define key design constraints.
- I can create design criteria for a successful tool, model, or action that prioritizes the perspectives of those most affected by the challenge.
Project-specific:- I can leverage my understanding of the community and its needs to identify a significant and relevant issue, conducting thorough research and analysis to frame the challenge clearly and considerately, ensuring I incorporate diverse perspectives and potential influences.
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Design Solutions
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Build models, prototypes, or action plans
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- With guidance, I can share ideas for helping or solving the problem and pick one idea to try. With guidance, I can build a prototype, model, or plan by myself or with others to help create a solution.
Project-specific:- I can work with my classmates to share my ideas for solving a community issue and choose one idea to develop further
- With guidance, I can create a simple prototype, model, or plan, either individually or collaboratively, to address the issue and gather feedback from my peers and community members.
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- I can come up with a list of possible solutions or ways to help. I can select one idea from the list that I am most interested in testing out or trying. By myself or with others, I can build a prototype, model, or plan to test my idea that helps people, animals, and/or the natural world.
Project-specific:- I can generate a list of potential solutions to address a community policy issue and choose one that I am most passionate about
- Working alone or with classmates, I can create a prototype or plan that considers various viewpoints and aims to make a positive impact on people, animals, or the environment.
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- I can generate a list of possible solutions and/or actions from practical to seemingly impossible. I can select one idea that is testable: I can realistically prototype it because I have considered design criteria and constraints (e.g., time, resources, specialized knowledge, or skills) and some potential impacts of my idea on people, animals, and/or the natural world. I can build a prototype, model, or action plan that meets most or all of my design criteria.
Project-specific:- I can create a detailed action plan or prototype that is realistic and takes into account time, resources, and the impact on my community
- I do this by conducting thorough research from multiple sources to understand diverse perspectives and build consensus with my peers
- Through collaboration, I articulate my ideas clearly and develop a solution that is both practical and impactful for addressing a significant local issue.
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- I can use diverse strategies (e.g., mapping, visualizing, scenario-building) to come up with a wide range of possible solutions or actions. I can select one testable idea that also considers ethical factors (e.g., fairness, harm, benefit) and, if applicable, community strengths and assets. I can build a prototype, model, or action plan that meets my design criteria and constraints and draws on additional research or mentorship support as needed.
Project-specific:- I can thoughtfully create a detailed action plan or prototype that addresses a local community issue by integrating diverse strategies like mapping and visualizing potential solutions
- I ensure the plan is ethical and strengthens community assets, drawing on mentoring and research, while actively collaborating with local governance partners to gather feedback and refine my approach.
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- I can use diverse strategies to come up with a wide range of possible solutions or actions. I can select several ideas to test with input from multiple stakeholders while attending to my design criteria, constraints, ethical factors, and, if applicable, community strengths and assets. I can build prototypes, models, or action plans that meet my design criteria and constraints, integrate input from those most impacted, and enable me to test, study, and/or iterate my design.
Project-specific:- I can effectively utilize a variety of creative strategies to generate a range of potential solutions for a public policy issue in my community, critically evaluate these ideas based on feedback from local stakeholders, and design a prototype plan that integrates community insights and ethical considerations.
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- I can use and lead others through idea generation processes and strategies to generate a wide range of possible solutions or actions. I can select several ideas to test with input from multiple stakeholders while attending to my design criteria and constraints as well as ethical, legal, and cultural considerations. I can build prototypes, models, or action plans that meet my design criteria and constraints and enable me to test or study different variables that impact the design and its potential efficacy/impact.
Project-specific:- I can lead my team in generating diverse ideas to address a public policy issue by considering multiple perspectives and engaging with local experts
- After selecting promising solutions, I create detailed prototypes or action plans by attending to ethical, legal, and cultural considerations
- Through testing these plans, I assess their effectiveness and impact, making necessary adjustments to meet the community's needs while sharing our findings in a compelling presentation to local stakeholders.
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