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MYP Design Year 1 · Unit 5 · Lesson 40

Research Ranking Practice

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Practice
Name: __________________________
Date: ___________________________

Sample problem: A student needs a better way to carry a notebook, ruler, and drawing tools between two learning spaces without small items falling out.

Which items must the user carry together?
What are the dimensions of the largest and smallest items?
When and how do items currently fall or become difficult to access?
How does the user prefer to hold or carry the group of items?
What products already organize or carry similar items?
Which classroom color is most popular?
What joining/material options are realistic in the workshop?
Who invented the first pencil case?
MY #1 PRIORITY FOR THE SAMPLE PROJECT
MYP Design Year 1 · Unit 5 · Lesson 40

A.ii · Research Priorities

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Summative
Name: __________________________
Date: ___________________________
STATE + PRIORITIZE — Identify the main research needed and make the order of importance clear.
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Main research point / question
Why this matters before ideation
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