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MYP Design Year 1 · Unit 1 · Lesson 1

Design Detective

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Practice
Name: __________________________
Date: ___________________________

Your job: Investigate everyday objects like a designer. Look closely first. Then connect one design feature to what it helps the user do.

DESCRIBE — Tell what something is like and give important features.
PRODUCT 1 · Object name
Who might use this product?
What problem or need does it address?
Sketch one important design feature.
Possible features: shape, grip, opening, material, texture, moving part, connection, support, size, or position.
How does this feature help the product work for the user?
MYP Design Year 1 · Design Detective

Look Closer

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Portfolio Reflection
Name: __________________________
PRODUCT 2 · Object name
What does it help the user do?
One design feature that works well
Sketch one improvement you would make.
Why would your improvement help the user?
EXIT REFLECTION

I used to think design was…

Now I think design is…

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