THE PROBLEM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
• What is your research?
• How did you discover this problem?
• How did you get information to research this problem and attempt to solve it?
• Interviews?
• Personal experience?
• Internet/Books?
• Other ways?
WORKABLE SOLUTIONS
Solution #1 Solution #2 Solution #3
• What materials does • What materials does • What materials does
this solution require? this solution require? this solution require?
• What would this • What would this • What would this
solution look like solution look like solution look like
(drawing, pictures, (drawing, pictures, (drawing, pictures,
text)? text)? text)?
• What are some • What are some • What are some
barriers you might barriers you might barriers you might
come across with this come across with this come across with this
solution? solution? solution?
THE PROTOTYPE
• Choose the best workable
solution and create a plan to
build a prototype
• What materials will you use <Insert a picture or drawing of
for your prototype? your prototype here>
• Will your prototype be actual
size or a model? Why?
TESTING THE PROTOTYPE
• What worked? What did not work? Why?
• What materials need to be changed and/or kept? Why?
• Did the size of your prototype give you enough information to
move forward with a final product? Why or why not?
• Did you have other people test your design and give you
feedback? Why or why not?
REDESIGNING THE PROTOTYPE
• Use the data from your testing to redesign with…
• Different materials
• Different builds
• Different sizes
• Write about or show images of your prototype redesigning process
and result
FINAL RESULT
• Once you have a final product, go back to your second slide and review the initial
questions you answered
• Does your final prototype solve your problem for the person or people for whom it needs to be
solved?
• If yes, WAY TO GO! But always think about if you can improve it even more!
• If no, copy this PowerPoint and start the problem/solution cycle again
• Insert pictures of your final design
• Discuss why this design solves the problem
• Reflect on how you feel about the process from start to finish in this project
