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Discover
Students will launch the fast fashion project by examining discarded clothing as a local NYC problem, identifying who is affected, and drafting evidence-based questions and user-focused challenge statements that will guide later investigation and design.
Days 1 - 3
45 min over capacity (135 min available across 3 days)
🧥 NYC Clothing Waste Launch
Launch 45m
📝 Challenge Definition
Deliverable 45m
👥 End User Overview & Inquiry Questions
Deliverable 45m
🧥 Fast Fashion Waste Sort
Launch 45m
Examine
Students will investigate textile materials, chemical changes, and fast fashion impacts in NYC; evaluate sources and community perspectives; define an evidence-based problem frame; and use research, lab data, and feedback to shape an initial solution direction for a repurposed textile design.
Days 4 - 17
45 min over capacity (630 min available across 14 days)
🧪 Fabric Reaction Data Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 90m
⚛️ Atom Models for Dyeing
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📚 Source Evaluation Report
Deliverable 90m
🏙️ NYC Textile Impact Jigsaw
Research 45m
🗣️ Partner Panel Notes
Community Experience 45m
🕵️ User Need Interview Map
Community Experience 45m
🧩 Root Cause Analysis
Deliverable 45m
✍️ How Might We Studio
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📝 Concept Sketch Feedback Round
Project Work 45m
🪡 Low-Fidelity Textile Mockup
Project Work 45m
🔁 Proposal Revision Critique
Project Work 45m
💡 Solution Proposal
Deliverable 45m
✅ Evidence Checkpoint Conference
Assessment 45m
Engineer
Students will turn research and science evidence into human-centered design concepts, plan and build a repurposed textile accessory or small fashion item, test ideas with users, and revise using feedback while documenting how material choices, function, and conservation of matter connect to their solution.
Days 18 - 26
🧭 User Need to Design Criteria
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🧵 Exemplar Exploration
Deliverable 45m
⚛️ Textile Process Atom Models
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📝 Creation Plan
Deliverable 45m
🔧 Prototype Build Sprint
Project Work 45m
💬 Hypothesis
Deliverable 30m
👥 Two-Peer Critique Round
Community Experience 45m
🪡 Revise and Retest Prototype
Project Work 60m
📘 Solution Development Report
Assessment 45m
Do
Students will implement and test their repurposed textile fashion items or accessories, collect evidence about function and user response, and use feedback to strengthen claims about how their designs could reduce fast fashion waste for NYC teens and young adults.
Days 27 - 29
🧪 Wear-Test Metrics Mini Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 25m
📝 Implementation and Data Collection Plan
Deliverable 20m
👥 User Trial and Revision Round
Community Experience 45m
📊 Implementation Results
Deliverable 45m
Share
Students will present the impact of their repurposed textile designs to an authentic audience and document how their science understanding, design choices, and community awareness developed across the project.
Day 30
🌟 Growth Reflection
Assessment 45m