PLTW Design Process

PLTW Design Process

Grade 6 · Computer Science · 45 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can apply the six steps of the PLTW design process to solve a simple problem.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

PLTW Design Process SP

Practice Questions

16 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

You want to design a better water bottle for athletes. Describe how you would use the first step of the PLTW design process, "Identify a Problem," to start your design. What questions would you ask? After identifying the problem, you move to the second step: "Generate Concepts." Imagine you are brainstorming ideas for the water bottle. List three different ideas you might come up with during this step.

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