We are designing a playground for children diagnosed wth Down Syndrome. We hope that the children will enjoy our design. By: Wen Jun(Leader), Choon Wang(Design I/C), Brian(Secretary), Hua Yeow(Researcher), Chris(Building I/C), Yun Kit(Presenter)

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Wen Jun's OEE assignment-my reflections

Eco-friendly features about my group's 3d model
-we used recycled materials for our 3d model.


Remarks for our project
-we used clay instead of real rubber.
-we used recycled ice-cream sticks instead of metal.
-we used cardboard to support the model instead of wood or plastic.



playground designs and concepts that are linked to the novel
-we want to use the castle theme in 'bridge of teribithia' for our playground, as many children like castles.


Explanation
-in the novel, jess and leslie created 'teribithia' which is a castle in their imaginations. we are going to make our playground's theme like the castle in 'teribithia'.


designs and concepts that meet the special needs of the children(including explanation)
-made of rubber,to minimise the harm done towards the children if they fall.
-children with down syndrome have eye problems,so,solid rubber walls which are able to create clear echoes will be made,to aid the children in navigating their way through the playground.
-they have weak hearts,so,our playgrouds will have very few flights of stairs so that they will be able to go up the lplayground with more ease.
-our playground has no facilities which are strainous to prevent them from being too over-exerted.

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