MYP Design Year 1 · Unit 5 · Lesson 40
Product Development
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Research Priorities

Before ideas, decide what evidence you need most — and what can wait.

Student Materials
Criterion A.ii
1
USER FIRSTWhat must you understand about the person and task?
2
FIT + FUNCTIONWhat sizes, interactions, or performance needs matter?
3
PRODUCT + MATERIALWhat existing features or material behavior should you learn from?
Use ← → / Space to navigate.Lesson 40 · A.ii formal
Learning Focus
State + prioritize
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Today’s formal task: state and prioritize the main points of research needed.

PRIORITIZEMake the order of importance clear.
YEAR 1

Focus on the main research needed before ideas. A short, well-prioritized plan is better than a huge list.

A.ii summativeResearch main points
Mini-Lesson
What should be known before ideation?
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ESSENTIAL

Without this evidence, a useful idea would be mostly guessing.

IMPORTANT

This evidence could improve a meaningful design decision.

LATER

Interesting, but not necessary before early ideas.

Priority depends on the project.Not every question is equal
Priority Filter
Three questions
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User?

Could this information change how well the design fits the user or task?

Function?

Could it change whether the product actually works?

Before ideas?

Would I be guessing if I skipped this research?

Use this before ranking.A.ii reasoning
Workshop
Research Ranking
L40 · 05
Workshop

Rank a sample project, then your own.

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.

STEP 01

Sort

Essential · important · later.

STEP 02

Rank

Put the top four in order.

STEP 03

Apply

Create the top priorities for your own project.

Practice first, formal work second.Main workshop
Formal A.ii
Research priority page
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Write 4–6 main research points in priority order.

Priority #1 should be something you genuinely need before you can make responsible design decisions.
Student completes A.ii page.Summative evidence
Exit Reflection
Know what comes next
L40 · 07

Finish one sentence.

“My first research priority is _______ because without it I would be guessing about _______.”

Next lesson

Students gather primary evidence through observation, interview, measurement, and simple user interaction.

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