Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
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Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
Step 1
i. Develop a design specification which outlines the success criteria for the design
of a solution based on the data collected.
Score
Assessment
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3-4
5-6
7-8
Lists a few basic success criteria for the design of a solution.
Constructs a list of the success criteria for the design of a solution.
Develops design specifications, which identify the success criteria for the design of a solution.
Develops a design specification which outlines the success criteria for the design of a solution based
on the data collected.
Create a list of everything that you need to include in your designs for your product to be a success. Be sure to
list everything that your client required as well as all the features and functionality that you plan to include for
the product to be a success.
Design Specification
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Stage
2: Developing Ideas
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
th
Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
Step 1
i. Develop a design specification which outlines the success criteria for the design
of a solution based on the data collected.
Why is this step important?
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MYP Vocabulary
Design Specification – A detailed description of the conditions, requirements and restrictions with which a
design must comply. This is a precise and accurate list of facts, such as conditions, dimensions, materials,
process and methods, that are important for the designer and for the user. All appropriate solutions will need
to comply with the design specification.
Success Criteria – The standards by which the product will be judged at the end to decide whether or not it
has been successful in the eyes of the stakeholders.
List – A sequence of brief answers with no explanation.
Develop – To improve incrementally, elaborate or expand in detail. Evolve to a more advanced or effective
state.
Identify – Provide an answer from a number of possibilities. Recognize and state briefly a distinguishing
fact or feature.
Outline – Give a brief account or summary.
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
th
Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
Step 2
Score
ii. Present a range of feasible design ideas, which can be correctly interpreted by
others.
Assessment
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Presents one design idea, which can be interpreted by others.
Presents a few feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) or explains key features,
which can be interpreted by others.
Presents a range of feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and explains
key features, which can be interpreted by others.
Presents a range of feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and annotation, which
can be correctly interpreted by others.
Why is this step important?
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MYP Vocabulary
Design – Produce a plan, simulation or model.
Feasible – Possible to do easily or conveniently.
Range – Vary or extend between specified limits.
Present - Offer for display, observation, examination or consideration.
Medium – Material or technical means of artistic expression.
Explain – Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.
Key Features – A distinctive characteristic of a good or service that sets it apart from similar items.
Annotation - A note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
th
Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
1. First Design Idea
Write a short description of this idea including how it will be created.
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Create a detailed drawing of your design idea. Show all the key features and label them. Provide a brief
description of the key features to provide further explanation.
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
th
Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
2. Second Design Idea
Write a short description of this idea including how it will be created.
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Create a detailed drawing of your design idea. Show all the key features and label them. Provide a brief
description of the key features to provide further explanation.
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
th
Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
3. Third Design Idea
Write a short description of this idea including how it will be created.
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Create a detailed drawing of your design idea. Show all the key features and label them. Provide a brief
description of the key features to provide further explanation.
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
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Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
Score
Step 3
iii. Present the chosen design and outline the reasons for its selection.
Assessment
3-4
5-6
7-8
Outlines the main reasons for choosing the design with reference to the design specification.
Presents the chosen design and outlines the main reasons for its selection with reference to the
design specification.
Presents the chosen design and outlines the reasons for its selection with reference to the design
specification.
State which one of your design ideas you will be selecting and why. Use the Design Specification (step 1) to
mention all of the key features of the design which make it the best design for creating a successful product.
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
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Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
Step 3
iii. Present the chosen design and outline the reasons for its selection.
Why is this step important?
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MYP Vocabulary
Design – Produce a plan, simulation or model.
Design Specification – A detailed description of the conditions, requirements and restrictions with which a
design must comply. This is a precise and accurate list of facts, such as conditions, dimensions, materials,
process and methods, that are important for the designer and for the user. All appropriate solutions will need
to comply with the design specification.
Outline – Give a brief account or summary.
Present - Offer for display, observation, examination or consideration.
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
th
Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
Score
Step 4
iv. Develop accurate planning drawings/diagrams and outline requirements for
the creation of the chosen solution.
Assessment
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Creates incomplete planning drawings/diagrams.
Creates planning drawing/diagram or lists requirements for the chosen solution.
Develops accurate planning drawings/diagrams and lists requirements for the creation of the chosen
solution.
Develops accurate planning drawings/diagrams and outlines requirements for the creation of the
chosen solution.
Why is this step important?
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MYP Vocabulary
Plannings/drawings/diagrams - Detailed drawings or diagrams, which include details of a product’s
components and how they are combined/assembled.
Requirements – A thing that is compulsory; a necessary condition.
Create – To evolve from one’s own thought or imagination, as a work or an invention.
List – Give a sequence of brief answers with no explanation.
Develop – To improve incrementally, elaborate or expand in detail. Evolve to a more advanced or effective
state.
Outline - Give a brief account or summary.
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Name: ______________________
Unit: ___________________________
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Design Technology 8 Grade
CRITERIA B: Developing Ideas
Final Design
Write a short description of this idea including how it will be created.
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Create a detailed drawing of your design idea. Show all the key features and label them. Provide a brief
description of the key features to provide further explanation.
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