Help your students master Problem Framingwith these 10 ready-to-use problem identification and justification worksheets. Perfect for any design project, these graphic organizers guide students through understanding real-world problems, identifying target audiences, collecting evidence, and writing strong problem statements.

Each worksheet focuses on a key design thinking skill, including:

• 🎯 Target audience profiling
  
• 💬 Problem statement development
  
• 🧠 Empathy mapping
  
• 📊 Evidence tracking
  
• 🌍 Impact analysis
  
• 🗣️ Elevator pitch writing
  

✨ What’s Included:

• 10 PDF worksheets (printable)
  
• Clear student instructions on each page
  
• Open-ended prompts for use with any design project
  
• Flexible for group or individual work
  
• Ideal for middle school, IB MYP Design, and STEAM classes
  

📚 Perfect for:

• Teaching and assessing The design Cycle
  
• Supporting students during the Inquiry & Analysis phase
  
• Project journals, design portfolios, or reflection tasks
  

🧭 Standards & Frameworks:

• IB MYP Design Cycle — Criterion A: Inquiry and Analysis (Strand i)
  
• 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Empathy, Communication
  
• Supports NGSS and ISTE Design Thinking practices
  

👉 Use these worksheets at the start of any design project to help students define their problem clearly and build stronger, evidence-based solutions.