+ * You left me to protect Terabithia on my own * +

Things that are connected to the playground from the novel:
The Bridge(The bridge that Jesse made)
The Treehouse with a different colour(The real tree)
The Natural Surroundings(Trees,grass and bushes of nature)
The River(The water under the bridge)

Things Recycled,Reused and Reduced:
Recycled:
Bridge---Made from the box of glue bought.
Merry-Go-Round---Made from the cardboard recycled from an unwanted box.

Reused:
Fences---Made from toothpicks found at home.
Floor,Treehouse,River,Flags and Shelter---Some of the paper foam was from the IPW project.
Tables at the rest area---Reused from the bottle caps of Pepsi me and Dion drank.

Reduced:
Paint was added with water to reduce the amount of paint used.

Special elements for the handicapped:
Slope that goes up the playground---As handicapped people have difficulty climbing staircase,a slope would be more convenient to go up the playground.

Natural surroundings---As handicpas hardly goes out,they might be addicted to computer games and it would make their eyesight bad.With the natural surroundings,it could keep them away from computer and help improve eyesight.The natural surroundings also helped to provide more oxygen,provide fresh air and could be also treated as a form of shelter.

Rest area---After playing at the playground,they will eventually get tired.The rest area allows them to have a place to rest and provides shelter from rain and sunshine.The chairs are also placed seperately for the benefit of people with wheelchairs to just sit there without moving away from the wheelchair just to get to the chair.

Toilet---As the handicaps are unable to move quickly,the toilet was built in case they are very urgent and the nearest toilet is very far away.

Labels: Dragon and Chicken

Chapter9'The Evil Spell':
By looking at the title,I can predict that something bad will happen in that chapter as the word 'Evil' gives us the idea of bad,therefore something would be bad.

Chapter10'The Perfect Day':
By looking at the title,I can predict that good and happy things will happen in that chapter as the word 'Perfect' tells me that something would be perfect.

Labels: ~Dragon and Chicken~

Target group: Children who are physically handicap...
Elements needed in the playground:
-More seats
-More handling to support
-Not too high above the ground
-More varieties of colour
-More wider stairs
-Nice plants and flower
-Rubber floor in case they fall

Elements for a perfect playground and able for handicapped children to play:
-Have shelter

-Bright colours

-Many ways to go up and down

-Include more facilities to play with

-Made of plastic(To prevent heat and getting more injuries)

-Near flats(Handicapped children can have shelter quickly if it rains)

-Bar surroundings(Prevent children from falling)

Blk450Fplayground:

-Good points:

Many facilities./Got shelter prevent sun's heat.

-Bad points:

Sand muddy after rain./Sand might be dirty and can spread disease./No facilities for handicapped children to move easily./Children might get their hands stuck at the holes.

Blk219playground:

-Good points:

Rubber ground - Fall down does not hurt a lot and not as dirty as sand./Many facilities.

-Bad points:

Rubber ground slippery after rain./Only two ways of going up - Handicapped children cant play.

Blk480playground:

-Good points:

Rubber floor - Fall down does not hurt a lot and not as dirty as sand.

-Bad points:

No shelter - Hot./Children might climb the fake tree and fall./Not much things to play with./Not much facilities for handicapped children to move easily.

Labels: Dragon and Chicken and Sotong~