The Design Process in Order

Print the page and read the directions with your child: Write 1 to 5 in the boxes to put the steps in order. Then draw a line from each step to the sentence that tells about it. When they finish, check the work together with the answer key.

A note explains that engineers use the design process to solve problems, with five steps in order. The steps Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create and Improve appear out of order, each with a box for a number, beside five sentences such as Find the problem, Think of many ideas and Test it and make it better. The directions on the page read: Write 1 to 5 in the boxes to put the steps in order. Then draw a line from each step to the sentence that tells about it. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 1st Grade engineering and design, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with the design process. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Ask what the problem is, imagine many ideas, plan by drawing your best idea, create it and test it, then improve it and test again.

Yes. Both sheets have an answer key.

2 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 1st Grade students, roughly ages 6-7. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.