Materials

Over the weekends we have been planning on all our relevant matrials that we needed to buy but our main focus is to use materials from our home that can be recycled. here is our list of materials;

BUDGET: $10

• Corrugated board - $3.15

• Coloured foam(1o pieces) -$2.90

• Bendy foam - Recycled

• Coloured Corrugated paper(10 pieces) - $2.90

• Coloured bendy straws - Recycled and bought @ $0.90

• Fruit netting -Recycled
  


• Sponge -Recycled
  
• Cardboard , UHU glue , double-sided tape - Taken from home (recycled)
  

• Scrap Metals - Recycled

• Thread , Bells , Beads - Recycled

• Cloth - Recycled

• Container - Recycled
  

Overall we spent $14. Unfortunately we have gone over our desired budget as we needed more materials as our playground is big.

Inspiration and final sketch

We are now at stage 4-5 which is our planning and building stage. We have already made our final drawing of our maze. We were inspired by these playgrounds that we have found on the internet.

Inspired by these models, our final outcome is this;

Second Sketch + description

[ Second sketch ]

Obstacles would be included in our maze. Obstacles such as musical bridge, echo tunnel, chimes, roliing walls, trampoline, ball pool and flying fox.

Walking stick to aid them in the maze

Such of these signs will be placed at the entrance of the maze to indicate that this maze is only meant for the visually disabled .

At the entrance of the maze , there will be baskets full of the blind sticks provided for them . At the end of the maze , there will be another basket for them to return the sticks .When they are sliding down the slides or anywhere else that requires vigorous movement, the sticks will not be an obstruction as they are foldable .

Brainstorm + first sketch

[ Our first sketch ]

The basic features are:-

• Wall

The wall will be made out of netting and straws as it prevents these children from hurting themselves if they were to bump into the wall. Netting also allows parents to supervise thier children form the outside.

• Flooring

The flooring will be made out of soft materials such as styrofoam and etc. This prevents them from getting hurt if they were to fall down.

• Entrance and exit

At the entrance, there will be a map of the whole maze to give the children a brief idea of how the maze will be like. At the exit, the parents of the children will be there to congratulate their children's bravery. The children will have to complete the last obstacale which is the flying fox. As they slide down, their parents will be there to catch them.


Features in the maze:-

• Hill
• Musical Bridge
• Tunnel
• Trampoline
• Pool of balls
• Ringing flying fox

Since their disability is the loss of sight, we want to focus on their next best sense which is their sense of hearing. Hence, our theme for our maze revolves around sound including music.

[ Update on our work schedule ]

How it links to Bridge To Terabithia ?

In the novel, Jess faces obstacles in his life such as the issue of bullying in school , gettting scolded for not doing chores . The most impactful obstacled was to move on after the tragic death of Leslie , whom Jess cherished and loved a lot . But slowly , he managed to overcome all his problems and be independent .

Our maze is similar to Jess life as there are obstacles that the children have to overcome . The parents are not allowed to help them and this allows them to learn to be independent . We also ensure that the children will have fun overcoming the obstacles . After completing the maze , these children will have a sense of accomplishment which will boost their self-esteem .

Work Schedule

[Work schedule]

Grp Members' roles, To-do list

Target Group for playground: Visually Impaired Children

Brief Description of Playground: A one-way maze. BUilt in obstacles with brailles that helps them to go in the right direction. Most obstacles are associated with sound.

Group members' roles:

Leader: Jasmine will make the final decision when the group can't come to a conclusion, fix meeting times and contact everyone, keep track of the schedule and ensure every one is playing their role within the time-frame.

Research i/c: Jia Yi will delegate research topics to the various group members to search and compile them,present the findings to the group and make suggestions based on the findings, present the research in an organized manner.

Design i/c: Jasmine and Ardilla will sketch out the groups's ideas, base the designs on the research and group suggetions, present the drawings in an attractive layout, give advice during the building of the model

Presenter i/c: Qistina will script the lines for the members to present their respective parts during the presentation, ensure that everyone has a chance to present, to come in when group members are unable to answer questions

Builder i/c: All will supervise the construction of the model, give advice to group members on how to fix the parts together, make proposals on the material to be bought.

[ To-Do List]

Surrounding environment

Blind and partially-sighted people need to have full, safe and unencumbered access to public transport and the built environment in order to lead inclusive lives in the community. To achieve this, facilities and services need to be designed, delivered and managed to enable blind and partially-sighted people to:

• Access, interpret and understand information that is relevant to their journey and location;
• Know where they are and whether they are travelling in the right direction;

• know that they are as safe as other people who are in that environment.

1.1 Blind people and partially-sighted people adopt very different approaches to the acquisition and interpretation of information when using public transport and moving around the built environment.

1.2 In essence, people who have very little or no sight rely on information that is acquired through other senses, such as touch, hearing, kinaesthesis and smell. Most of this information is normally present in the environment and can be accessed and interpreted by blind people. Sometimes however, it is necessary to provide environmental information that is specifically designed to assist blind people.

1.3 The ability of blind people to use information that is generally found in the environment depends on the extent to which such information can be differentiated. The presence of a particular sound that would give a blind traveller information about their location or direction might be masked by high levels of ambient noise. The extent to which a blind person is assisted by a special feature, such as a tactile surface depends on whether the installation complies with, and the individual understands national or international standards or guidance.

1.4 Partially-sighted people rely much more on their ability to utilise visual information that exists in the environment. Their ability to do this depends, not only on the nature and extent of their visual loss, but also on the way the environment is configured. Lighting levels, contrast between surfaces and objects and the size and clarity of signage are some of the critical factors that will determine the extent to which individual partially sighted people can function independently in any environment. Guidance and standards are available to assist those concerned with the design, construction and management of the built environment and public transport to provide environments that are best able to enable partially-sighted people to move around safely and independently.