1st Grade
Project
2 weeks
KY.1.MD.3
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Learning Journey
Empathize
Empathize
Students will launch the project by meeting real users who sometimes struggle with telling time, conduct simple interviews about hour and half-hour challenges, and create picture-based empathy maps grounded in real quotes and observations to prepare for defining a meaningful design problem.
Days 1 - 2
Define
Define
Students will synthesize user interview findings about telling time into clear, evidence-based problem statements that guide the design of their clocks and Time Mural. They will identify patterns across users, define a focused 'How Might We' question, and justify it using real quotes and observations.
Days 3 - 4
Prototype
Prototype
Students will build and revise testable versions of their time-telling solutions, first creating low-fidelity prototypes and then improving them based on real user feedback. They will document what users say and do, make specific changes, and prepare a stronger Version 2 prototype for final testing and presentation.
Days 7 - 8
Plan
Empathize
Days 1–2
Day 1
🎉 Clock Craft Carnival & Meet the Users
Launch
30m
Day 2
🗺️ My Time User Empathy Map
Deliverable
30m
Define
Days 3–4
Day 3
🧩 User Clues to Big Ideas
Knowledge/Skill Building
30m
Day 4
📝 Our How Might We Question
Deliverable
30m
Ideate
Days 5–6
Day 5
💡 15 Time Helper Ideas
Deliverable
30m
Day 6
🗺️ Top 3 Time Storyboards
Deliverable
30m
Prototype
Days 7–8
Day 7
🛠️ Time Mural & Clock Prototype V1
Deliverable
30m
Day 8
🔍 User Test & Prototype V2
Deliverable
30m
Test/Present
Days 9–10
Day 9
🧪 New User Clock Test & Feedback
Project Work
30m
Day 10
🎤 Hour of Discovery Gallery Walk
Assessment
30m
April 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
6
Day 1
Empathize
🎉 Clock Craft Carnival & Meet the Users
7
Day 2
🗺️ My Time User Empathy Map
8
Day 3
Define
🧩 User Clues to Big Ideas
9
Day 4
📝 Our How Might We Question
10
Day 5
Ideate
💡 15 Time Helper Ideas
13
Day 6
🗺️ Top 3 Time Storyboards
14
Day 7
Prototype
🛠️ Time Mural & Clock Prototype V1
15
Day 8
🔍 User Test & Prototype V2
16
Day 9
Test/Present
🧪 New User Clock Test & Feedback
17
Day 10
🎤 Hour of Discovery Gallery Walk