MYP 4-5 |Grade 9-10

Open Design

2026-27 Theme:

Personal organisation| Tổ chức cá nhân | 개인 정리 | 个人组织 | Eagrú pearsanta

2027-28 theme: TBC | Suggestions welcome

In this end of year unit you are asked to design products that will be shared on maker community websites and could be created by anyone.

Your design should be maker friendly. This means that you consider ease of manufacture for someone in a school, small design studio or at home.

This unit focuses on designing and creating products in a low-stakes environment.

The overall goal is to create a design that can be published on maker community websites like Thingyverse or Instructables. Incomplete or prototype products can also be published as the point of these websites is for the community to adapt, remix, and improve designs.

Inquiry

Statement

of inquiry:

"The maker movement is about more than just making things. It's about building a community of creative and innovative people."

- Adam Savage

Approaches to Learning:

Communication

Presenting - Engage and inform audiences by designing and evaluating a range of approaches to effectively communicate information.

Context:

Personal and cultural expression

Focus exploration:

Artistry, craft, creation, beauty

Concepts:

Communitites

Creativity

Success criteria:

Your product will be successful if;

Your design can be published to a maker community website
Your product is created and functions as intended.

Initial inquiry:

What is a maker community?
What are my personal interests in product design?
What types of products exist already?

Possible sources:

Assessment / Documentation

Informally demonstrate your understanding and document the outcomes of your project:

A: Inquiry & Analysis

Ai: Design Situation

Explains and justifies the need for a solution to a problem for a specified client/target audience.

Aii: Research

Develop a research plan to fuel the inquiry

Aiii: Existing products analysis

Analyze a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem.

B: Design Development:

Bii: Ideation

Develop a range of feasible design ideas that can be correctly interpreted by others

Biii: Design Choice

Present the chosen design and justify its selection

Biv: Final Design

Develop accurate and detailed planning drawings/diagrams and outline the requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.

C: Creating

Cii: Skills
Demonstrate excellent technical skills when making the solution

Ciii: Process

Follow the plan to create the solution, which functions as intended

Note:

Since you have already been assessed on criteria A, B and C twice this year, this is a low-pressure opportunity to develop skills and improve your existing grade. Failure is definitely an option.

Product presentation

You will be asked to present the solution as a whole by posting it to an appropriate maker community and showing the product in use.

Manufacturing

Submitting work for manufacture

You can request that your design be manufactured with help from our TA and RA team.

Please complete this form outlining the materials requested, the size of your product, and all other requested details.

Once you have submitted the form you need to follow up with

Ms. Thao or Mr. Dung in B6G04 (MS Design studio)

to confirm the timeline for your build and check for any issues.

Jobs that are not followed up, may not be manufactured.

AI use in Design

All work in design is subject to the UNIS AI policy

If you are unsure of what to do when using AI as a tool for your assessed work, please ask your teacher for clarification.

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