Personal Project  

LS-EAL Worksheet​ ​Criterion A​ - ​Criterion B​ - ​Criterion C​ - ​Criterion D 

 
The Personal Project! 
 
P.​ A - Investigate 
A i. define a clear goal and global context for the project, based on personal interests 
A ii. identify prior learning & subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project 
A iii. demonstrate research skills. 
 
Criterion B - Planning 
B i. develop criteria for the product / outcome 
B. ii. plan and record the development process of the project 
B iii. demonstrate self-management skills. 
 
Criterion C - Taking Action 
C i. create a product/ outcome in response to the goal, global context and criteria 
C. ii. demonstrate thinking skills 
C iii. demonstrate communication and social skills 
 
Criterion D - Reflecting 
D i. evaluate the quality of the product/ outcome against their criteria 
D. ii. reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding of the 
topic and the global context 
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D iii. reflect on their development as IB learners through the project. 

Criterion A - Investigate 
 
 
A i. define a clear goal and global context for the project, based on personal interests 
 
What do you want to   
learn about?    
 
 

Which Global Context   

best fits your topic?   
Why?   
 
 

What personal interests   

do you have which relate 
to your goal? 
 
Add additional evidence from your process journal (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…) 

 
 
 
 A ii. identify prior learning & subject-specific knowledge relevant to the project 
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What have you learnt about in   
school, which might help you 
with your project? 
Skills and knowledge 
 
Add additional evidence from your process journal (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…) 

 
 
 A iii. demonstrate research skills. 
 
 
What questions do you have   
about your topic? 

Where will you find the   

answers? 

How will you know the   

answers are reliable? 
 
Add any additional evidence (research plans, interviews, reflections from the information you look 
at...) 
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Criterion B - Planning 
 
 B i. develop criteria for the product / outcome 
 
 
What do you want to make?  Why? 
Example: I want to design a  Example: I love this team and always buy a new kit every time one comes out. Through my 
football kit, made from recycled  research I learnt about the negative impact on the environment this can have. I did 
plastic bottles, for my favorite  discover that some football teams have kits made from recycled plastic bottles, so 
football team.  decided to design one for AFC Wimbledon. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
How will you know when your final product/outcome is complete? How will you know when it is a 
success? Use ​ACCESS FM​ To help you. 

Specification  Specification for your  Why? (Should be based on  How will you test it? 
Type  project  research) 

Aesthetics  Example: My product will be blue  Example: The colors of AFC  Example: Testing not needed. 
and yellow.​   Wimbledon are blue and yellow. 
 
 
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Cost  Example: My product would cost  Example: I interviewed a local  Example: Receipts 
$100 to make, as I am only making  company who make products from 
one shirt. If I mass produced this, I  shirts - they were able to give me a 
could get the cost down to $5 per  discounted rate, as long as I 
shirt.  promoted their company when 
  showing the bosses at AFC 
  wimbledon my design. 
   
   
   
 
 
 

Customer /  Example: I will show my final  Example: I had to contact many  Example: I will get feedback 
Client  design to bosses at AFC  people at the football club, and  from the bosses. I will also take 
Wimbledon. The people who  eventually found out who the bosses  my shirt to a game and will 
would buy their shirts are the fans.  are and have been contacting them  get feedback from fans. 
  through email.   
   
   
   
   
 
 

Environment  Example: My product will be made  Example: Through researching, I  Example: The company who 
from recycled plastic bottles, so  found out the plastic bottles are one  make my shirt have signed a 
will not have a negative impact on  of the biggest problems in our  contract to say that their shirt 
the environment.  oceans. From ​Plastic Oceans​ I found  will be made from 100% plastic 
  out that “14% of all litter comes from  bottles. Once the shirt is made, 
  beverage containers. When caps and  they will also tell me how 
labels are considered, the number is  many plastic bottles are 
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  higher.”.  needed for each shirt. 

     
   
     
     
 
 

Size  Example: I will make my shirt as a  Example: I spoke to the manager of  Example: I will compare my 
men’s large. If I was mass  the AFC Wimbledon fan store, and he  shirt to another Men’s large 
producing this shirt, I would make  said that Men’s Large is the most 
a range of sizes.  popular size. 
 
 
 
 
 

Safety  Example: My shirt will be made by  Example: The company making my  Example: testing not needed 
a specialist company, so I will not  shirt have to follow legal 
have to operate any machinery.  requirements to make sure the shirt 
My shirt will be 100% safe for  is made safely and safe for 
people to wear  consumers 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Function  Example: A football shirt, for the  Example: After reviewing Adidas’  Example: Send a survey out, 
team AFC Wimbledon, made out  Parley shoes (made from plastic  with images of my shirt, and a 
of Recycled Plastic. The shirt will  ocean waste), and showing them to  description of how they were 
also raise awareness of ocean  my friends, they said that they learnt  made, to gather data. 
waste, as the label will give more  more about waste in the ocean. 
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information about this problem. 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Material  Example: Plastic Bottles  Example: See ‘Materials’ section.  Example: See ‘Materials’ 
  section. 
 
 
 
 
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Add additional evidence from your process journal (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…) 

 
 
 
 B. ii. plan and record the development process of the project 
 
Add additional evidence from your process journal (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…) 

 
 
 B iii.demonstrate self-management skills. 
 
Self-Management Skills are broken down into organizational, affective and reflective skills. To see what 
this means, check out the ‘self-management’ tab on ​this spreadsheet. 

What ​Organisational   
Skills ​have you used 
during this project? How? 

What ​Affective Skills ​have   

you used during this 
project? How? 

What ​Reflective Skills   

have you used during this 
project? How? 
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Criterion C - Taking Action 
 
 C i. create a product/ outcome in response to the goal, global context and criteria 
 
Add photos and text about you making your product. Make sure you are using ​your criteria​ as a guide. 

 
 
 C. ii. demonstrate thinking skills 
 
 
Thinking Skills are broken down into critical thinking, creative thinking and transfer skills. To see what 
this means, check out the ‘thinking’ tab on ​this spreadsheet. 

What ​Critical Thinking   

Skills ​have you used 
during this project? How? 

What ​Creative Thinking   

Skills ​have you used 
during this project? How? 

What ​Transfer Skills ​have   

you used during this 
project? How? 
 
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Add additional evidence from your process journal (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…) 

 
 
 
 C iii. demonstrate communication and social skills 
 
 
How have you used communication and social skills during this project. Use ​this spreadsheet​ to help 

What ​Communication   
Skills ​have you used 
during this project? How? 
 
Who have you spoken to? Who 
have you emailed? How are you 
showing other people what you 
have learnt? ​As an EAL learner, 
what communication skills 
have you struggled with? 
Which have you improved? 
 

What ​Social Skills ​have    

you used during this 
project? How? 
 
Who have you worked with? 
Who has supported you? 
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Add additional evidence from your process journal (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…) 

 
 
 
Criterion D - Reflecting 
 
 D i. evaluate the quality of the product/ outcome against their criteria 
 
 
Specification Type  Specification for your  How will you test it?  Was it successful? 
project 

Specification Type  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   
in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 

Aesthetics  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   

in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 

Cost  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   

in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 

Customer / Client  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   
in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 

Environment  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   

in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 
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Size  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   

in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 

Safety  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   

in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 

Function  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   

in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 

Material  Copy in what you wrote  Copy in what you wrote   

in Criterion B i.  in Criterion B i. 
 
 
Summarize your findings?    
What worked/didn’t work? 
Why? 
 
 
Add any additional evidence (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…) 

 
 
 
 D. ii. reflect on how completing the project has extended their knowledge and understanding of the 
topic and the global context 
 
 
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What did you learn about   

your topic? 

What skills did you learn?   

(​included ATLs​) 

What did you learn about   

your Global Context? (Why is 
your Global Context 
important - make some ‘real 
world’ connections) 
 
 
Add any additional evidence (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…) 

 
 
 
 D iii. reflect on their development as IB learners through the project. 
 
 
How did you develop as an ​IB Learner? 

IB Learner Profile trait  I developed this by: 

Inquirer   

Knowledgeable   
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Thinker   

Communicator   

Principled   

Open-Minded   

Caring   

Risk-Takers   

Balanced   

Reflective   
 
My project has helped me to be   
more international minded, 
because: 
 
Add any additional evidence (brainstorms, lists, reflections, sketches…)