Design Thinking for Grade 1 Science

In the Design Thinking for Grade 1 Science, Shoe-Lutions, program, students will use the design process to investigate different materials. This process will enable students to not only generate ideas to solve a real problem they are facing, but will also teach them tools and methods to develop those ideas further to develop a prototype of their ‘shoe-lution’.

By the end of the unit, students will have a creative shoe design they can share with others. Students are driving towards answering the question, How might we design a shoe that helps to solve a problem in your day to day activities?

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Curriculum Expectations

This unit addresses a number of overall expectations across different subject areas from the Ministry of Ontario Curriculum.

• Science: Understanding Structures and Mechanisms: Materials, Objects and Everyday Structures
• Overall expectations 1, 2, 3
• Language Arts: Oral Communication
• Overall expectations 1, 2, 3
• Language Arts: Writing
• Overall expectations 1, 2
• Language Arts: Media Literacy
• Overall expectations 1, 2, 3, 4
• Mathematics
• Patterning and Algebra
• Geometry and Spatial Sense
• Measurement
• Visual Arts
• Overall expectations B1 - Creating and Presenting
• Drama
• Overall expectations D1 - Creating and Presenting