Problem Solved!: Design Solutions
By Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, September 20, 2007
Grade Level
- High School
Category
- People's Design Award
Subject Area
- Arts
- Language Arts
Lesson Time
Introduction
National Standards
Common Core Standards
Anchors for Reading:
Key Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Anchor Standards for Writing:
Production and Distribution of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Range of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Anchor standards for Speaking and Listening:
Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2 Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Anchor standards for Language:
Conventions of Standard English:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Objectives
- conduct Internet research on charrettes
- create a class presentation
- participate in small-group and large-group discussion
- work collaboratively in small groups
- investigate problem-solving design solutions
Resources
- “Design Problem Solved!” handout
- Internet Web sites
Materials
- Computer with Internet access
Procedures
- National Charrette Institute
- http://www.charretteinstitute.org/charrette.html
- University of Georgia School of Environmental Design
- http://www.uga.edu/sed/pso/charrettes/what.htm
- Carnegie Mellon Libraries
- http://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/ArchArch/Charette/what.html
2. Ask each group to share its findings with the class in a brief presentation.
3. Ask the students if they know of any other disciplines that use a method similar to a charrette for problem solving.- Why do you think this project was created?
- What can you learn about design from this project?
- How would you solve this design problem?
- What do you think students learned from participating in this project?
- What constitutes good design?
- What role does problem solving play in design?
Assessment
- How is problem solving an essential component of the design process?
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