DS.1 LEVEL 6 DEFINE AND EXPLORE A LEVEL 5 I can identify, define, DESIGN CHALLENGE LEVEL 4 I can identify, define, and/or reframe a LEVEL 3 and/or reframe a complex problem LEVEL 2 I can identify and problem or design or design challenge I can identify and define a problem challenge and explain and explain its LEVEL 1 define a problem or design challenge its significance for significance for those I can identify a or design challenge and explain its those most impacted. most impacted. With guidance, I can problem or design that is interesting significance notice and describe challenge that or important to me for those most I can gather, record, I can gather, something that isn’t is interesting or or to others in my impacted. and analyze record, and analyze working well or that important to me. community. information, information, I think could work I can gather including original including original better. With guidance, I can I can gather information user experience user experience ask questions and/or information to to understand data, to understand data, to help me With guidance, I can explore information better understand the problem the problem and its understand the ask questions to to better understand the need or and its context context from multiple context, causes, and better understand the the need or opportunity (e.g., from multiple perspectives, and contributing factors problem or challenge. opportunity. Who or what is perspectives, and to define key design from multiple a昀昀ected? What has I can define key constraints. perspectives, and I can share ideas already been tried? design constraints to define key design for how a solution How long has this (e.g., costs, timelines, I can create design constraints. could help people, been a challenge?). materials available, criteria for a animals, and/or the ethical or legal successful solution I can create design natural world. I can create design considerations). that prioritizes the criteria for a criteria for a perspectives of those successful solution successful solution I can create design most a昀昀ected by the that prioritizes the that considers those criteria for a challenge. perspectives of those a昀昀ected by the successful solution most a昀昀ected by challenge. that includes the the challenge, and perspectives (e.g., seek stakeholder needs, desires, feedback on my preferences, culture, criteria. values) of those a昀昀ected by the challenge. 13