Table 3

Design verbs and learning processes in Stage 2

Stage 2Non-profit 1Non-profit 2In-school 1In-school 2
Collecting data and factsDesign – students plan and brainstorm ideasUnderstand the problem or process – find out more informationCollect ideas – design an outline, select information (notes, images and websites) and formulate a focusLet us read, practice and plan –
Design-based and planning verbs and learning processesMake a plan and critically analyze the planNavigate ideas – students apply knowledge to solve a problem or create something newStudents read the book, sort ideas and information, collect ideas, create multimedia artefacts to communicate and share their thinking

Note(s): Mathematics curriculum content: students may be provided related mathematics data, information, situations and problems to observe, processes to write down, drawings to construct on a scale to prompt them to think about the mathematics which may help them in designing and making their prototype or solutions. Examples: measuring money (e.g. creating a budget), linear dimensions, geometrical measurements (Plates 5 and 6), sketched diagrams (Plates 3 and 6) and coordinate geometry, 2D/3D geometric figures, rotations, measurements and computations, such as angles, perimeter and area

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