What is the Design Cycle?
Stages of the Design Cycle
Key Terms
Real World Applications
Fun Facts
100

What is the IB Design Cycle?

Answer: A process used to solve problems and create solutions.

100

What is the first stage of the design cycle?

Answer: Inquiring and Analyzing.

100

What does “prototype” mean?

  • Answer: A model or example of your solution.

100

Give an example of a problem you could solve with the design cycle.

Answer: Creating something.

100

True or False: The design cycle has five stages.

Answer: True.

200

Why is the design cycle important?

Answer:

It helps us create better solutions to problems.

200

Which stage involves brainstorming ideas?

Answer: Developing Ideas.

200

Define “brainstorming.”

Answer: Generating a list of ideas without judging them.

200

How can the design cycle improve your classroom?

Answer: By developing new ways to organize or enhance learning.

200

Which stage comes after “developing ideas”?

Answer: Creating the solution.

300

What is one part of the design cycle 

Answer:

Inquiring and Analyzing 

Developing Ideas 

Creating the Solution

Evaluating 

300

What do you do during the “create” stage?

Answer: Build or implement your solution.

300

What is “feedback”?

Suggestions or opinions from others about your work.

300

Name a project that could use the design cycle in your community.

Organizing a school spirit day or new playground

300

Name a famous inventor who used a design process.

Answer: Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla

400

How does the design cycle help us?

Answer: It guides us through a structured process for creating effective solutions.

400

Name the last stage of the design cycle.

Answer: Evaluating.

400

What does “research” involve?

Answer: Collecting information to understand a problem better.

400

What is a common product that was created using the design cycle?

Answer: A new type of app or a toy.

400

In which fields is the design cycle commonly used?

Answer: Engineering, art, and technology.

500

Describe a project where you might use the design cycle.

Answer: Designing a school garden or creating a new game.

500

What happens during the evaluating stage?

Answer: Reflecting on how well the solution worked and what could be improved.

500

Explain what “repetition” means.

Repeating a process to make improvements.

500

Describe a situation where the design cycle could help in a science project.

Answer: Designing an experiment to test different materials for insulation.

500

What percentage of projects involve a design process?

 Approximately 70% of projects

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