InVenture Challenge - Define Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: How can the team incorporate its research into a Students will understand that during this part of problem statement that clearly indentifies the intended the engineering process, the focus becomes very user, the problem experienced by the user, and the narrow. A team works together to synthesize impact of the problem’s solution? the data and observations gathered during the empathy stage to define ONE need and a SPECIFIC user. Estimated Standard for Supporting activity Assessment of standard Pacing instruction Students will watch Team Week 6 Sucette InVenture Pitch as a Teacher will conference with S4CS8. Students will 1 Hour model for problem statement teams to evaluate problem understand important development. statements to ensure that they features of the process Teams will write a problem include: of scientific inquiry. statement for Team Sucette User and I-Phone prior to writing a Need problem statment for their own Empathy InVenture idea. Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration InVenture Challenge – Primary Research Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: In addition to researching the writings of other people (secondary What is primary research? sources), you can assess the relevance and practicality of a project by How does research help me better define conducting primary research through surveys and interviews. the specific needs of the users? How does asking the right questions help me my prototype? Estimated Standard for Supporting activity Assessment of standard Pacing instruction ELAGSE6SL1. Engage Students will read and discuss effectively in a range of information on the primary Informal observation of Week 7 collaborative discussions research topics of writing solving process, teamwork, and (one-on-one, in groups, surveys and interviewing higher-order thinking. 1 Hour and teacher-led) with procedures. diverse partners, Students will complete “Where Students’ written evaluation of their building on others’ ideas Do I Start?” hand-out to identify sample survey question experience
InVenture Challenge - Define Enduring Understandings: Students will understand that during this part of the engineering process, the focus becomes very narrow. A team works together to synthesize the data and observations gathered during the empathy stage to define ONE need and a SPECIFIC user. Essential Questions: How can the team incorporate its research into a problem statement that clearly indentifies the intended user, the problem experienced by the user, and the impact of the problem’s solution? Estimated Pacing Standard for instruction Supporting activity Assessment of standard Week 6 1 Hour S4CS8. Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry. Students will watch Team Sucette InVenture Pitch as a model for problem statement development. Teams will write a problem statement for Team Sucette and I-Phone prior to writing a problem statment for their own InVenture idea. Teacher will conference with teams to evaluate problem statements to ensure that they include: User Need Empathy Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration InVenture Challenge – Primary Research Enduring Understandings: In addition to researching the writings of other people (secondary sources), you can assess the relevance and practicality of a project by conducting primary research through surveys and interviews. Essential Questions: What is primary research? How does research help me better define the specific needs of the users? How does asking the right questions help me my prototype? Estimated Pacing Standard for instruction Supporting activity Assessment of standard Week 7 1 Hour ELAGSE6SL1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas Students will read and discuss information on the primary research topics of writing surveys and interviewing procedures. Students will complete “Where Do I Start?” hand-out to identify Informal observation of process, teamwork, and higher-order thinking. Students’ written evaluation of their sample survey question experience solving
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