End of Year Party Garden | Create WebQuest

Introduction

Introduction

It is almost the end of your 5th grade year, and you are planning to design, engineer, and plan a FANTASTIC party from top to bottom. You will DESIGN a BEAUTIFUL garden area (PHASE 1) and budget the cost for your garden. You will also plan your party area (PHASE 2), budget for supplies needed, and build a model of your party shack.

This Webquest will challenge you to plan, design, create, and price a dynamic landscape for your for the garden you will have your party in. You will also plan, design, create, and budget your party shack. In groups of three, you will be given a budget, a list of requirements, and a calculator and you will deliver:

One Dream Draft for your garden area
Scale Drawing
Online Scale Drawing
Budget Tracker
Geometry Tracker
Two charts showing your expenses and your geometry -
STAND BY FOR PHASE TWO: PARTY PLANNING!!!!!

You will use addition, subtraction, multiplication, geometry, algebra, scale, spatial relations, team work, negotiation skills, and presentation skills to complete the Webquest. The new math skills that are incorporated are: measurement, area, price per square foot, and scale.

Sounds easy, right? Let's move on . .

Task

The task for your webquest is to use the information that you collect to write your own article and design a garden area for your upcoming end of year party.
Individually, design your dream landscaping for the garden area. This will be your Dream Draft. No limitations! Color it appropriately (make is super duper) and label each item. Do not put any dimensions, this is just a draft.

Then you will work with your partners, take out your Dream Drafts. Use your Dream Drafts to decide on which items and the location of items for your area. Place your items on the Scale Drawing to represent the items you both agree will be included. Upload a picture of this and explain on SeeSaw.

Lightly draw your items on the scale drawing and label the title, label dimensions, and then decorate it appropriately with color. Calculate the area and perimeter/circumference of EACH ITEM and the price with tax on the The Most Dynamic Landscape Design Budget and The Most Dynamic Landscape Design Geometry Tracker !

You may have to adjust your plan along the way, so be sure to record everything in pencil! If you really want a high-end pieces, you may not be able to afford other items that are needed . . . make wise decisions! Do not spend more than 3 minutes searching for a price if it is not on the pricing sheet. Ask the teacher for an estimate.

Your Design Must Include:

Patio tables for customers or utilized for outdoor learning space
Landscaping wall around back-side of your garden for erosion purposes
- Landscaping Wall Info
- Plants that Help with Erosion
Rain garden for erosion purposes
- ARTICLE ONE → file:///Users/admin/Downloads/Rain_Garden_factsheet-2014.pdf
Missouri native plants and shrubs in all landscaping pieces
- ARTICLE TWO → https://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/resources/2010/05/nativeplantsrevision_2012_07web.pdf
Rectangular planters boxes or raised beds for demonstration areas
- You will have to take note of the space your plants take up

AND some of the following optional items:

Would need to be approved by your teacher

Helpful Links

Landscape Planner

Lowes

Carson’s Nursery

Missouri Wildflowers Nursery

Sutherlands

Missouri Conservation Plant Sales

Process

Process

Process of the Project:

Complete "I think I know" section. Read first article. Make annotations.
Read your first article and fill out "Confirmed that I knew" and "New Information" section.
You are ready to measure the area for your garden! (Your teacher will allow time for this) Individually, design you dream plan for the garden area. This will be your Dream Draft. No limitations! Color it appropriately and label each item. Do not put any dimensions, this is just a draft. (SKETCH)
With your partners, take out your Dream Drafts. Get the Scale Drawing sheet and place it in between you. Place your items on the Scale Drawing to represent the items you both agree will be included.
After you decide upon your elements, continue your Drafts with the requirements listed on the Task page. These MUST be included in your design! Once you have all decided on the large items you will include, as well as the requirements being included, lightly draw your items on the scale drawing and label the title, dimensions, and color it appropriately.
Use the Garden Planner Tool to place all of your items in your party garden for your final design.
Calculate the price and area/perimeter on The Most Dynamic Landscape Design Budget and Geometry Tracker that you saw in the "task" section.
Create a Line Graph to show the average amount of rainfall from August 2016 to March 2017 using the information here: https://rainfall.weatherdb.com/l/1455/Aurora-Missouri

***You may have to adjust your plan along the way, so be sure to record everything in pencil! If you really want a high-end items, you may not be able to afford all the requirements . . . make wise decisions! As in the previous projects, do not spend more than 3 minutes searching for a price if it is not on the pricing sheet. Ask the teacher for an estimate.

Use the following links to help you get started shopping, but please use your own quality internet searches, too!

The Budget:

The budget for this project is $850.00. This will include fixing the erosion issues that were discussed in another project.

Everything costs money, especially a beautifully landscaped area! Use the internet to find prices of the items you would like to buy. Record them on the The Design Budget form and graph your results. Your chart should easily show where your money went. Many items are priced "per square foot." If you need 250 square feet of sod, and the landscaper charges $3.99 per square foot, you will pay 250 x $3.99. Fences are sold in panels which are 8 feet long and priced per panel not per foot. Use the perimeter of your item and divide it by the length of the panel to determine how many you need to buy. You must have items that are priced "per square foot."

The Graphs:

AREA GRAPH: Graph the area of each item. Write the item names in the first column of a Google Form and the area in the second column. Change the Google Sheet name, include your name, and share with your teacher.

BUDGET GRAPH: Graph the cost of each item. Change the Google Sheet name, include your name and name of team, and share with your teacher.

RAIN FALL AVERAGE: This will be a LINE GRAPH. Please draw a line graph to represent the average rainfall from August 2016 to March 2017. Make sure to include titles and labels.

Open a new Google Sheet.
Click "insert-chart-line chart". A graph will appear.
Click on the drop down arrow at the top right, then "advanced settings"

HELPFUL LINKS

Missouri Department of Conservation Sale

Missouri Native Plants Guide

Landscaping with Kids in Mind

Evaluation

The Most Dynamic Landscaping Project Scoring Guide

As with all Dynamic Math Webquests, please use your creativity and problem solving skills AND those of your teammates. Only after you have pondered, reviewed, discussed, struggled, looked at the question from all angles, and are teetering on the brink of frustration, should you approach the teacher for direction. Use your best judgment and be confident!

-There are no "right answers" just great thinking!

Content of Project:

	Beautiful Job! 3	Nice Work! 2	HMMMM? 1	Score	Comments
Drawn Design	Design has all elements and is well done.	Design has some required elements.	Little Effort on design is shown.
Physical Design	Design has all elements and is nicely done.	Design has some required elements.	Little Effort on design is shown.
Budget	Budget is complete and accurate.	Budget has some details but is incomplete.	Little effort is shown on budget.
Graphs	Graphs are complete and accurate; area is calculated correctly.	Graphs are somewhat complete, but may be inaccurate in the calculation.	Little effort shown on completing graphs and many errors in calculations.

Presentation of Project:

	Outstanding Presentation! 3	Nice Job! 2	HMMMMM? 1	Score	Comments
Preparedness	Team is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.	Team is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.	Team does not seem at all prepared to present.
Posture and Eye Contact	Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.	Sometimes stands up stright and establishes eye contact.	Slouches/and ot does not look at people during the presentation.
Enthusiam	Facial expression, and speaking voice generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic.	Facial expression and speaking voice are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked.	Very little use of facial expressions or speaking voice is used. Did not generate much interest in the topic.
Collaboration with Peers	Almost always listens to, shares, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Successful with working well together in the team.	Often listens to, shares, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Somewhat successful with working together in the team.	Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Often is not on task or a good team member.

Rubric PDF

Conclusion

For your final project, please put everything that you created into a Google Slide for your presentation. Plan each slide and PRACTICE before you present.