Design Brief

10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it?

Formulate a Design Specification

11. What are the requirements for this assignment? 

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?

13. How will you "test" your project?

SAMPLE-->10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.  For my project I am going to create a Storybook/ Comic Strip that describes the Design Cycle in a very simple way.  I am going to make it so that a 6th grader can comprehend the Design Cycle without getting confused.

Formulate a Design Specification

11. What are the requirements for this assignment?  My assignment must be clear and simple to understand and under 2 minutes.

√ The video will be no more than 3 minutes.

√ There is going to be about 10 scenes.

√ It's going straight to the point not anything else.

√ It's possible to carry in a USB.

√ It's possible for me to work in my computer at my home.

√ Not to difficult to explain.

√ Possible to save.

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?The limitations for this project is that the presentation is only 2 minutes. It took us about a month to learn the design cycle.

13. How will you "test" your project? I will know my project was successful when 6th graders are able to draw the design cycle and write one brief sentence about each design cycle step.

Sample 1 Plan:


1. Scene 1:A genie wakes up and sees he is out of her lamp.
2. Scene 2:But then the genie sees no one so he goes and ask the town people
3. Scene 3:Many people say that they saw Aladdin running from the forest screaming don't talk to the person who came out of a lamp
4. Scene 4:
5. Scene 5:


Sample 2 Plan:
1. Scene 1:
2. Scene 2:
3. Scene 3:
4. Scene 4:
5. Scene 5:


Sample 3 Plan:

1. Scene 1:

2. Scene 2:

3. Scene 3:

4. Scene 4:

5. Scene 5:

   The simplicity of Go Animate is very high (5) ,because the only thing you need to do is like make a character, choose characters, write their diolaugue, choose their actions,and make a scene. It's that easy.

    In the other side Comic Sketch is a bit more difficult thing to do, because you NEED to draw your character with the computer mouse which is very hard. So thats why it got a very low score in simplicity.

 In Go Animate you create them. Just pick the characters, type what you want them to say and choose their actions and your done.

The characters for both got the highest score because they both have as many characters as you want, in Comic Sketch you have to litterally draw them.

  Voce might sound a little weird but you can make them talk.(the characters in Go Animate) but the voice sounds very autotuned and sounds a bit weird, but it's pretty easy. That's why it got a 3.

  Comic Sketch got a very low rating because you CAN'T talk in it. It's more like speech bubbles. Which is pretty boring. Which can bore the sixth graders and then they loose interest and don't pay attention at all.

I decided to make a animation movie, because I'm a visual learner and I love movies. I chose Go Animate and Comics Sketch. Go Animate is really cool. I liked it very much, because I don't need to draw in the computer it's more like writing dialogue and choosing the little stick figures actions. As in Comics Sketch I liked it because you can draw all kinds of things, I really dont like the fact that I have to draw in the computer, because lets be honest it's really hard to draw in the computer. I chose go animate because it's simple, fun and very cool.

Area of Interaction: Community and Service , Approaches to Learning & Human Ingenuity

Significant Concept: Design Cycle can be used to solve problems

Unit Question: How can my learning help my community? How do I make Sound Choices?

INVESTIGATE: (Write in complete sentences) Identify the Problem

1. What is the problem you need to solve? Explain to a 6^th grader what the design cycle is all about by creating a presentation. (3d, PPT, movie, game, Poster)

2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? You use it in college.

3. How will this project serve my community?We help the 6th graders understand the design cycle.

4. How can my learning help my community?By me teaching the 6th graders.

5. How do we live in relation to each other?By our grades.

6. How does this help others?Because we explain the design cycle to them.

7. What are the requirements for this assignment?Memorizing and learning the design cycle.

8. What is the Design Cycle?I really am still learning about it.

REFLECT on your learning.

Day 2

9. Spend one day experimenting with DESIGN CYCLE your presentation. List five things your learned about the Design Cycle:I learned plan,Investigate,and Evaluate.

Day 3

Design Brief

10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.

Formulate a Design Specification

11. What are the requirements for this assignment?

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?

13. How will you "test" your presentation?

REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING

PLAN:

14. Brainstorm ideas. Use the chart below

IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf found in schoology under “materials”& then files

15. What idea did you choose to demonstrate the design cycle and why did you choose it?

16. Does your idea meet all of the requirements?

17. Use the story board paper below to plan your presentation.  Include how many levels you will have, what will be on each level, how will you include teaching skills to young students, and what will your questions be about.

story board.pdf found in schoology under “materials” & then files.

18. Explain how you will use your time to get your project finished in 12 days:

REFLECT on your learning

EVALUATE:

20. How could you improve your presentation?

21. Does your presentation meet all of the requirements?

22. Share your presentation with at least 2-8^th, 3-9^th, 4-10^th+ friends. What did he/she like about your presentation?

23. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve?

24. Were you responsible in using the software, Internet, pictures, and computer?

25. How can my learning help my community?

26. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6)

ATTITUDE:

27. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard". Explain your answer:

28. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6)