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Which step in the design process is "ask?" (1-5)
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Which step in the design process is "imagine?" (1-5)
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Which step in the design process is "plan?" (1-5)
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Which step in the design process is "create?" (1-5)
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Which step in the design process is "improve?" (1-5)
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What does it mean to ask?
To think of what question would help you solve the problem
What does it mean to imagine?
To think of lots of possible solutions to the problem
What does it mean to plan?
To choose one solution and figure out how you will make it.
What does it mean to create?
To follow your plan and test out your idea
What does it mean to improve?
To keep the parts of your design that worked and change the parts that did not work to make it better.
In Proud's pencil problem, what question could you ask?
How can I keep a pencil from rolling off of a desk?
In Proud's pencil problem, what solutions could you imagine?
Making a wall for the pencil, putting the pencil in a case, tying the pencil to a bracelet
In proud's pencil problem, what plan could you choose?
(any workable plan is a good answer)
In Proud's pencil problem, what could be a problem when you create a solution?
(any workable answer is fine)
In Proud's pencil problem, was the first solution perfect?
No, it needed to be improved.
A classmate's water bottle keeps falling over. What question could you ask to help you solve the problem?
How can I keep a water bottle from falling over?
Imagine ways to keep someone's water bottle from falling over
Put something sticky on the bottom, make the bottom heavier or the top lighter, put walls around the side
If you want to build something sticky to keep a water bottle from falling over, what supplies might you need?
Tape, glue, gum, fly paper, etc.
What could be a problem with making something sticky to keep a water bottle from falling over?
The water bottle might get stuck and never come off, the sticky thing might lose its stickiness, other things might get stuck to it.
I can't decide if I should use a suction cup or electric magnets to stick my water bottle to a table. Which one would be a better solution?
A suction cup, because it is something easy for me to build or buy.
My plants are always dry because I forget to water them. What question could you ask to help you solve the problem?
How can I get water to plants without needing to water them?
Imagine ways you could give a plant water without watering it
Put an upside down water bottle in it, put it near a hose that drips, make a robot that waters my plants
Should I plan to make my plant-watering robot out of paper or glass?
Glass, because it is water proof.
What could be a problem with using glass to make a robot?
Glass breaks easily
Would it be easier for me to make a plant-watering robot or to put my plants near a leaky hose?
Put my plants near a leaky hose