11th Grade PBL
Unit Plan
Unit Quarter: 2nd Title: CodeScience Open Work Space Design Project
Learning Target Topics
Collaboration: Working with other people on a project or problem to achieve a shared goal.
Critical Thinking: Accessing, using, and applying information and knowledge.
Innovation: Using creative thinking to construct something new and valuable.
Grade Level / 11th Grade / Unit Length / 9 WeeksIndustry Partner / ●CodeScience (Coni Thomas)
Unit Overview / STEM student teams will design and prototype concepts to solve the sound issues in the open working environment at CodeScience. The solutions should be effective in creating workspaces that foster collaboration while reducing disruptive sounds. The solutions should also be aesthetically pleasing and consider cost, durability, and buildability. For the business partner, the focus is on the thoughtful, creative design to improve the effectiveness of the open environment workspace. For the STEM School, the focus is on the collaboration and critical thinking skills demonstrated by the student teams.
Unit Essential Issue / ●Project: Design and prototype concepts to solve the sound issues in the open working environment.
Kick Off Event / Kick Off: Wednesday, October 19th 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
CodeScience team members will explain the vision for the open workspace and the challenges they have encountered working in an open concept environment. STEM students will learn how CodeScience team members prefer to work and identify common use cases and stakeholder needs. The STEM students will collaborate with CodeScience on possible solutions and will use simple materials (like paper, string, and tape) to rapidly prototype an idea.
10 min - Welcome and introductions - Introduce CodeScience members and students
20 min - Problem Overview - CodeScience provides orientation to open work space and discusses issues and project deliverables
30 min - Rapid prototyping - Come up with possible solutions and model using simple materials
15 min - Reflection - Share out ideas from teams and receive feedback from CodeScience
15 min - Closing comments / wrap up
Culminating Events / Presentation Day: Week of December 5th
The student teams will present their prototype concepts to the project sponsors. The project leads will evaluate the designs and provide constructive feedback to the teams.
Common Assessment / Students will be scored using the Chattanooga State Community College rubric for Collaborative Skills and the Association of American Colleges and Universities rubric for Critical Thinking Skills. All 4’s will equate to Advanced, scores of 3 and 4 will equate to Proficient, and any scores below a 3 will equate to Below Basic.
Items that will be used to score student work:
●Assignments (Plans, Weekly Prototype Reports, Design Process Work Products, etc.)
●Presentation.
●Functional prototype