B: developing ideas

B1: Develop Design Specifications & Success Criteria

i. develop a design specification which clearly states the success criteria for the design of a solution  

B2: Develop Feasible Design Ideas

ii. develop a range of feasible design ideas which can be correctly interpreted by others

B3: Present & Justify Design

iii. present the final chosen design and justify its selection

B4: Develop Drawings & Outline Requirements

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

Year 1 Rubrics & Exemplars

(Level 1)

At the end of year 1, students should be able to: 

i. develop a list of success criteria for the solution 

ii. present feasible design ideas, which can be correctly interpreted by others 

iii. present the chosen design

iv. create a planning drawing/diagram which outlines the main details for making the chosen solution.

The following exemplars were all marked as a 7 or an 8:

7 - 8

i. develops a list of success criteria for the solution 
ii. presents feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and outlines the key features, which can be correctly interpreted by others 
iii. presents the chosen design describing the key features 
iv. creates a planning drawing/diagram, which outlines the main details for making the chosen solution.

5 - 6

i. develops a few success criteria for the solution 
ii. presents a few feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and labels key features, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. presents the chosen design stating the key features 
iv. creates a planning drawing/diagram and lists the main details for the creation of the chosen solution.

3 - 4

i. states a few success criteria for the solution 
ii. presents more than one design idea, using an appropriate medium(s) or labels key features, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. states the key features of the chosen design 
iv. creates a planning drawing/diagram or lists requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.

1 - 2

i. states one basic success criterion for a solution 
ii. presents one design idea, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. creates an incomplete planning drawing/diagram.
Bold words are MYP Command Terms

B1 Digital Exemplars

B2 Digital Exemplars

B3 Digital Exemplars

B4 Digital Exemplars

B1 Product Exemplars

B2 Product Exemplars

B3 Product Exemplars

B4 Product Exemplars

Year 3 Rubrics & Exemplars

(Level 2)

At the end of year 3, students should be able to: 

i. develop a design specification which outlines the success criteria for the design of a solution based on the data collected 

ii. present a range of feasible design ideas, which can be correctly interpreted by others 

iii. present the chosen design and outline the reasons for its selection 

iv. develop accurate planning drawings/diagrams and outline requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.

7 - 8

i. develops a design specification which outlines the success criteria for the design of a solution based on the data collected 
ii. presents a range of feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and annotation, which can be correctly interpreted by others 
iii. presents the chosen design and outlines the reasons for its selection with reference to the design specification 
iv. develops accurate planning drawings/diagrams and outlines requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.

5 - 6

i. develops design specifications, which identify the success criteria for the design of a solution 
ii. presents a range of feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and explains key features, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. presents the chosen design and outlines the main reasons for its selection with reference to the design specification 
iv. develops accurate planning drawings/diagrams and lists requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.

3 - 4

i. constructs a list of the success criteria for the design of a solution 
ii. presents a few feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) or explains key features, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. outlines the main reasons for choosing the design with reference to the design specification 
iv. creates planning drawings/diagrams or lists requirements for the chosen solution.

1 - 2

i. lists a few basic success criteria for the design of a solution 
ii. presents one design idea, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. creates incomplete planning drawings/diagrams.
Bold words are MYP Command Terms

B1 Digital Exemplars

B2 Digital Exemplars

B3 Digital Exemplars

B4 Digital Exemplars

Design Specifications

B1 Product Exemplars

Criteria B 1.2 Concept sketching

B2 Product Exemplars

B3 Product Exemplars

Fidget Design Screen shots_.docx

B4 Product Exemplars

Year 5 Rubrics & Exemplars

(Level 3)

At the end of year 5, students should be able to: 

i. develop design specifications, which clearly states the success criteria for the design of a solution 

ii. develop a range of feasible design ideas, which can be correctly interpreted by others 

iii. present the chosen design and justify its selection

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

7 - 8

i. develops detailed design specifications, which explain the success criteria for the design of a solution based on the analysis of the research 
ii. develops a range of feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and detailed annotation, which can be correctly interpreted by others 
iii. presents the chosen design and justifies fully and critically its selection with detailed reference to the design specification 
iv. develops accurate and detailed planning drawings/diagrams and outlines requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.

5 - 6

i. develops design specifications, which outline the success criteria for the design of a solution 
ii. develops a range of feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and annotation, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. presents the chosen design and justifies its selection with reference to the design specification 
iv. develops accurate planning drawings/diagrams and lists requirements for the creation of the chosen solution

3 - 4

i. lists some design specifications, which relate to the success criteria for the design of a solution 
ii. presents a few feasible designs, using an appropriate medium(s) or annotation, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. justifies the selection of the chosen design with reference to the design specification 
iv. creates planning drawings/diagrams or lists requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.

1 - 2

i. lists some basic design specifications for the design of a solution 
ii. presents one design, which can be interpreted by others 
iii. creates incomplete planning drawings/diagrams.
Bold words are MYP Command Terms

B1 Digital Exemplars

B2 Digital Exemplars

B3 Digital Exemplars

B4 Digital Exemplars

Design Specifications

B1 Product Exemplars

Criteria B 1.2 Concept sketching

B2 Product Exemplars

B3 Product Exemplars

Fidget Design Screen shots_.docx

B4 Product Exemplars

Approaches to Learning

Concept Sketching

Concept sketching is an integral part of the design process. Based on your design specifications (B1) and the opportunities you identified during your SWOT analysis (A3) of existing products, begin to sketch out at least 4 different ideas (range). Annotate your design by Identifying key features (materials, color, measurements, etc) and try to make your drawings as neat as possible by using a ruler so that others can easily interpret your sketches. Click here for more resources on concept sketching.

Judging against specifications

Use the above template to score which concept sketch gets the most points based on your design specifications. Once you know which sketch has the most promise of meeting most of the specifications, develop the sketch further by adding more detail and justify why this sketch has the best chance for success.

If you have trouble choosing, consider surveying your peers using the same template.  


At this stage, it is important for you to choose the design that best meets the client's’ original needs.  Always come back to the problem that you were solving in the first place.

It is also really important that you are able to explain the reason that your chosen design best fulfils the design brief and addresses the design problem that you identified in the Inquiring and Analysing stage.


Digital Design: Storyboard / Site Map / App storyboard

When designing a digital solution, this might be a storyboard or a site map.