Criteria A–D opportunities by year

The MYP Design guide expects every strand of all four criteria — inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating the solution and evaluating — to be assessed at least twice in each MYP year. Every grade below carries multiple mapped opportunities across the design strands.

Grade / MYP year	Criterion A	Criterion B	Criterion C	Criterion D
Grade 6 · MYP 1	6 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons
Grade 7 · MYP 2	6 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons
Grade 8 · MYP 3	6 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons
Grade 9 · MYP 4	6 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons
Grade 10 · MYP 5	6 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons	8 lessons

Teacher curriculum map

MYP Design map for MYP Design, Grades 6–10

Explore the complete Grade 6–10 design cycle progression. Read across grades for vertical alignment, or scan one grade for a balanced year. Every objective links to lessons and the MYP Design criteria it supports.

Standards: 25
Design cycle stages: 5
Progression threads: 5
Covered by a lesson: 25

Standards without a lesson25 of 25 standards shown

25 of 25 standards shown

Research, analysis and the design brief

D15 standards · 5 with lessons

Grade 6 · MYP 1

Grade 7 · MYP 2

Grade 8 · MYP 3

Grade 9 · MYP 4

Grade 10 · MYP 5

Specification, ideas and planning drawings

D25 standards · 5 with lessons

Grade 6 · MYP 1

Grade 7 · MYP 2

Grade 8 · MYP 3

Grade 9 · MYP 4

Grade 10 · MYP 5

Planning, technical skills and making

D35 standards · 5 with lessons

Grade 6 · MYP 1

Grade 7 · MYP 2

Grade 8 · MYP 3

Grade 9 · MYP 4

Grade 10 · MYP 5

Testing, evaluation and improvement

D45 standards · 5 with lessons

Grade 6 · MYP 1

Grade 7 · MYP 2

Grade 8 · MYP 3

Grade 9 · MYP 4

Grade 10 · MYP 5

Sustainability, ethics and responsible use of technology

D55 standards · 5 with lessons

Grade 6 · MYP 1

Grade 7 · MYP 2

Grade 8 · MYP 3

Grade 9 · MYP 4

Grade 10 · MYP 5

MYP Design Criteria A–D are the primary framework. Objective wording here is paraphrased for students, with a supplementary digital-literacy and sustainability crosswalk; consult the IB Design guide for authoritative wording.