A New Playground for Greenview Elementary

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A New Playground for Greenview Elementary

• Presentation by Max, Tyi, Kellan, and Avery

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Our Project
Our task was to redesign the current playground
so that it is safe and enjoyable for everyone.
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The Process

• First we came up with a list of items we thought
  should be included in the new playground design.
  
• Then we evaluated them for safety and removed the
  items from the list that we thought were unsafe.
• After getting rid of the unsafe items, we ranked
  our list from most to least important.
• Finally, we asked other students and faculty to
  rank the same list.

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The Process - Our Final List
After everyone had finished ranking the same list
of items, we compared them. We read each teams
reasons for placing each item in that
order. Some of the teams came up with reasons we
hadnt thought of and this made us rethink our
list. Finally, we held a class discussion to
come up with a list we could all agree on. This
is our final list.
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How the Data Supports Our Design

• 12 teams ranked the items to create a safe and
  enjoyable playground.
• The item at the top of each teams list was given
  10 points and the one at the bottom was worth 1
  point. We tallied the point values for each
  team, added them up, and graphed them.

The graph shows the items that received the most
points. We decided that all the items that
received more than 60 points needed to be
included in our playground design.
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Collecting More Data

• To make sure that our ranked list really
  represented everyone at school, we polled 100
  people. We polled younger students, older
  students, and adults.
• We asked 100 people, both students and adults,
  to respond yes or no to elements that are
  important to a playground that is safe and
  enjoyable.

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How the Data Supports Our Design
Our poll showed that 75 out of 100 people
thought it was important to have a sandbox, and
70 out of 100 people thought that it was
important to have a seesaw. These items were not
on our ranked list but were important in the poll
so we included them in our playground.
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Our Playground Elements
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Our Playground Elements (continued)
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Our Playground Elements (continued)
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Our New Playground Design

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Why Our Design?

• Our playground design should be selected because
• Our playground is safe. We fit everything into
  the playground and have space between all the
  elements.
• We included all of the elements that were
  considered important to the students, teachers,
  and parents at our school. We used our data to
  help us plan our playground.
• We are the ones that will be using the
  playground. The playground is so important to us
  that we didnt want to let someone else design it
  without hearing our input. So, we decided it was
  time to get involved and make our voice heard.
• We hope that you will listen to our voice and
  consider our new playground design. It is the
  best design for our school.