Building Background
Introducing the People’s Design Award
The purpose of this activity is to introduce students to different aspects of the People’s Design Award.
1. Introduce the People’s Design Award Web site to your students (www.peoplesdesignaward.org). As a class, browse the different sections of the site to give students a comprehensive overview and background knowledge about the award.
2. Divide the class into groups of three students. Ask the students to respond in writing to the following prompt:
You are at a staff meeting of your city’s local newspaper. Your boss wants you to write a newspaper article headline that captures the most important elements of the People’s Design Award. She feels that people don’t know enough about design or the competition. As you write your headline, make it compelling, exciting, and engaging. Remember, you are on deadline!
3. Ask each group to write its headline on the blackboard. After the students have finished, lead a class discussion comparing and contrasting the different headlines.
Steps for Learning
Go Hunt!
The purpose of this activity is to give students an opportunity to explore the People’s Design Award Web site.
1. Divide the class into small groups and ask them to complete the “Design Scavenger Hunt: Part One” handout (attached).
2. Ask each group to design its own scavenger hunt on the "Design Scavenger Hunt: Part Two" handout (attached). Encourage creativity, as there is no one correct way to construct the scavenger hunt.