Our playground construction requirements
-Adults should always supervise children during trips to the playground. Young children, and even older ones, often do not have the proper judgment to identify unsafe situations that proper supervision can help prevent. In case there are injuries, an adult should be on hand to administer first-aid immediately.
-Make sure playground equipment is age-appropriate. Most equipment manufactured today is made for two age groups: children from 2 to 5 years old, and children from 5 to 12 years old. Since 1994, manufacturers are required to have a sticker placed on each piece of equipment indicating the appropriate age group it is designed for. Looking for this sticker can help you judge whether it is age-appropriate for your child.
-Play areas for younger children should be separate from those of older children. To reduce the risk of injury, children under the age of 5 should not play on equipment taller than four feet. Equipment for 5 to 12-year-olds should not be taller than eight feet.
-Surfaces under playground equipment should be soft enough to absorb falls. Recommended surfaces include wood chips or mulch, sand, pea gravel, rubber, and rubber-like materials that are maintained at a depth of 12 inches. Other safe alternatives include rubber mats, synthetic turf, or other artificial materials. Concrete, grass, blacktop, and packed surfaces are considered unsafe.
-Surface materials should cover "fall zones" surrounding equipment. This usually requires a minimum of six feet in all directions from the equipment.
Playground equipment should be adequately spaced apart from one another to prevent overcrowding.
-Swings, seesaws, and other equipment with moving parts should be located in areas that are separate from the rest of the playground in order to prevent children from having to cross directly in front of or behind swings to reach them.
-Make sure equipment has been specifically designed for playground use.
This is a playground near my home~~
we think that this playground has some resemblance to the bridge to terabithia. The trees represents the 2 trees where a rope is tied to 1 and both Jesse and Leslie swinged together.Perhaps,we can locate the trees at another location and construct 2 loops each at 1 tree. The thick ropes will then be tied to each loop and a knot will be tied at the bottom of the rope,so that children can step on it and swing around. The rope will not be too high, so that the children can swing on it. Parents should guide they're children .
Why Do Some People Use Residential Play Structures ?
Partly through ignorance, and partly because of the cost.Commercial play equipment is normally VERY expensive, which is why people often take a gamble and purchase residential playground equipment - play equipment that they are simply not covered for in the event of an accident. Deliberately purchasing equipment where you are not covered in the event of a child having an accident seems to me to be a HUGE gamble. But up until now that was the choice.But most impotantly it is safe and can be used by young kids.
This is an example of a playground for children with terminal illnesses
This playground is made up of 3 covered platforms or look outs connected by ramps, slopes and bridges all wheelchair accessible. Each platform is covered in vibrant coloured outdoor carpet. Also incorporates a slide, fireman’s pole, rope tunnel, trapeze rings, pull-up rope and ramp, finger mazes and sensory panels, a glockenspiel, rain stick and musical chimes.
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Another example of playground:
This playground is made up of large structure which incorporates climbing walls, trapeze rings, vertical nets, balance beams, fireman’s pole, activity & sensory panels, wheelchair accessible ramps and slopes, wobble-bridges, platforms, look-outs and a telescope.
Our colour co-ordinations
Color Meaning
Red Color Red
Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love.
Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It has very high visibility, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are usually painted red. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage. It is a color found in many national flags.
Red brings text and images to the foreground. Use it as an accent color to stimulate people to make quick decisions; it is a perfect color for 'Buy Now' or 'Click Here' buttons on Internet banners and websites. In advertising, red is often used to evoke erotic feelings (red lips, red nails, red-light districts, 'Lady in Red', etc). Red is widely used to indicate danger (high voltage signs, traffic lights). This color is also commonly associated with energy, so you can use it when promoting energy drinks, games, cars, items related to sports and high physical activity.
Light red represents joy, sexuality, passion, sensitivity, and love.
Pink signifies romance, love, and friendship. It denotes feminine qualities and passiveness.
Dark red is associated with vigor, willpower, rage, anger, leadership, courage, longing, malice, and wrath.
Brown suggests stability and denotes masculine qualities.
Reddish-brown is associated with harvest and fall.
Orange Color Orange
Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, encouragement, and stimulation.
To the human eye, orange is a very hot color, so it gives the sensation of heat. Nevertheless, orange is not as aggressive as red. Orange increases oxygen supply to the brain, produces an invigorating effect, and stimulates mental activity. It is highly accepted among young people. As a citrus color, orange is associated with healthy food and stimulates appetite. Orange is the color of fall and harvest. In heraldry, orange is symbolic of strength and endurance.
Orange has very high visibility, so you can use it to catch attention and highlight the most important elements of your design. Orange is very effective for promoting food products and toys.
Dark orange can mean deceit and distrust.
Red-orange corresponds to desire, sexual passion, pleasure, domination, aggression, and thirst for action.
Gold evokes the feeling of prestige. The meaning of gold is illumination, wisdom, and wealth. Gold often symbolizes high quality.
Yellow Color Yellow
Yellow is the color of sunshine. It's associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy.
Yellow produces a warming effect, arouses cheerfulness, stimulates mental activity, and generates muscle energy. Yellow is often associated with food. Bright, pure yellow is an attention getter, which is the reason taxicabs are painted this color. When overused, yellow may have a disturbing effect; it is known that babies cry more in yellow rooms. Yellow is seen before other colors when placed against black; this combination is often used to issue a warning. In heraldry, yellow indicates honor and loyalty. Later the meaning of yellow was connected with cowardice.
Use yellow to evoke pleasant, cheerful feelings. You can choose yellow to promote children's products and items related to leisure. Yellow is very effective for attracting attention, so use it to highlight the most important elements of your design. Men usually perceive yellow as a very lighthearted, 'childish' color, so it is not recommended to use yellow when selling prestigious, expensive products to men – nobody will buy a yellow business suit or a yellow Mercedes. Yellow is an unstable and spontaneous color, so avoid using yellow if you want to suggest stability and safety. Light yellow tends to disappear into white, so it usually needs a dark color to highlight it. Shades of yellow are visually unappealing because they loose cheerfulness and become dingy.
Dull (dingy) yellow represents caution, decay, sickness, and jealousy.
Light yellow is associated with intellect, freshness, and joy.
Green Color Green
Green is the color of nature. It symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility. Green has strong emotional correspondence with safety. Dark green is also commonly associated with money.
Green has great healing power. It is the most restful color for the human eye; it can improve vision. Green suggests stability and endurance. Sometimes green denotes lack of experience; for example, a 'greenhorn' is a novice. In heraldry, green indicates growth and hope. Green, as opposed to red, means safety; it is the color of free passage in road traffic.
Use green to indicate safety when advertising drugs and medical products. Green is directly related to nature, so you can use it to promote 'green' products. Dull, darker green is commonly associated with money, the financial world, banking, and Wall Street.
Dark green is associated with ambition, greed, and jealousy.
Yellow-green can indicate sickness, cowardice, discord, and jealousy.
Aqua is associated with emotional healing and protection.
Olive green is the traditional color of peace.
Blue Color Blue
Blue is the color of the sky and sea. It is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven.
Blue is considered beneficial to the mind and body. It slows human metabolism and produces a calming effect. Blue is strongly associated with tranquility and calmness. In heraldry, blue is used to symbolize piety and sincerity.
You can use blue to promote products and services related to cleanliness (water purification filters, cleaning liquids, vodka), air and sky (airlines, airports, air conditioners), water and sea (sea voyages, mineral water). As opposed to emotionally warm colors like red, orange, and yellow; blue is linked to consciousness and intellect. Use blue to suggest precision when promoting high-tech products.
Blue is a masculine color; according to studies, it is highly accepted among males. Dark blue is associated with depth, expertise, and stability; it is a preferred color for corporate America.
Avoid using blue when promoting food and cooking, because blue suppresses appetite. When used together with warm colors like yellow or red, blue can create high-impact, vibrant designs; for example, blue-yellow-red is a perfect color scheme for a superhero.
Light blue is associated with health, healing, tranquility, understanding, and softness.
Dark blue represents knowledge, power, integrity, and seriousness.
Purple Color Purple
Purple combines the stability of blue and the energy of red. Purple is associated with royalty. It symbolizes power, nobility, luxury, and ambition. It conveys wealth and extravagance. Purple is associated with wisdom, dignity, independence, creativity, mystery, and magic.
According to surveys, almost 75 percent of pre-adolescent children prefer purple to all other colors. Purple is a very rare color in nature; some people consider it to be artificial.
Light purple is a good choice for a feminine design. You can use bright purple when promoting children's products.
Light purple evokes romantic and nostalgic feelings.
Dark purple evokes gloom and sad feelings. It can cause frustration.
White Color White
White is associated with light, goodness, innocence, purity, and virginity. It is considered to be the color of perfection.
White means safety, purity, and cleanliness. As opposed to black, white usually has a positive connotation. White can represent a successful beginning. In heraldry, white depicts faith and purity.
In advertising, white is associated with coolness and cleanliness because it's the color of snow. You can use white to suggest simplicity in high-tech products. White is an appropriate color for charitable organizations; angels are usually imagined wearing white clothes. White is associated with hospitals, doctors, and sterility, so you can use white to suggest safety when promoting medical products. White is often associated with low weight, low-fat food, and dairy products.
This is our 3D model reflections~~
Ahmad 2e6
Our group has discussed how we are going to make the 3D model playground.This 3d model playground,some of the items used will be based on the novel itself.The material we used are ice-cream sticks,plasticine,styrofoam board,cardboard,superglue,glue and last but not least paint.The reason we used all this cheap items is because we have a low budget.
We made 2 trees.This is related to bridge to terabithia because bridge to terabithia is more to the natural environment.But in this 3d model playground we only choosed to make 2 trees because if we are going to surround the playground with trees,it wil be a bit dull.At first we planned to use real twigs and leafs to make the trees but we dont think this plan will work.Next item we made that are related to bridge to terabithia is a 'house' which is quite tall and needs to be climbed.In the novel this is the place where Jesse and Leslie always relax themselves.
Other things that we made are swing,a monkey bar,a playground slide,and benches.We surround the playground with fences.The background we made as colourful as possible.The whole process took us for approximately 2.5 hours to complete.And its very tiring so please give us more marks for our effort
Name: ____Destin Koh_____________________ ( 19 )
Class: ___2E6__________
Fill in the following and use the content/research/findings in your final group proposal for your Playground Project Blog.
Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express
Eco-friendly features about my group’s 3D-model Remarks (e.g. materials to be used, relevant research with links, photograph links etc)
We use ice cream sticks with recyclable materials like shoebox and plasticine. We use photographs from sites like yahoo, google and flickr, etc.
Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel Explanation of how the designs/concepts are linked to the novel
1) There are 2 trees found in our playground.
2) There are wooden houses in our playground
3) There are bridges made of wood.
4) There is a rope where children can swing. 1) The trees are like the trees in the novel where Jessie and Leslie swing around.
2) The wooden house is the house where they built in the forest.
3) The bridge is where they crossed to reach the forest.
4) The swing is where they swing to get to the forest.
Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children Explanation of how the designs meet the special needs of the children
The playground has many facilities that meet the requirements of the sick children. There are different special facilities like the wide ramp where children who sits on the wheelchair can go through. The play facilities like the rope swinging has low height so children will not fall and injure themselves.
Name: __Phay Kang____________ ( 31 )
Class: ___2E6_______
Fill in the following and use the content/research/findings in your final group proposal for your Playground Project Blog.
Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express
Eco-friendly features about my group’s 3D-model Remarks (e.g. materials to be used, relevant research with links, photograph links etc)
-The materials used for our playground has no electrical devices used which pollute the air by giving out smoke. Instead we use materials like wood, plastics and metals which does not harm the environment. We got out photographs from websites like yahoo, google, msn and I got mine from flickr, which is a playground found at my neighbourhood!
Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel Explanation of how the designs/concepts are linked to the novel
1.There are trees around the playground.2.There is a rope where it is tied to the trees.3There is a house on the playground.4.A bridge is also constructed. 1.The trees represent the trees found in the novel.2.The rope represents where the characters swing from to get to the other side.3.The house represents where the characters played and rest.4.The bridge is where the characters crossed to get to the forest.
Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children Explanation of how the designs meet the special needs of the children
-Our group is doing on children with terminal illnesses, so we have special planes with railings and we make the space wide. There are the usual facilities for children and other facilities like the rope swinging on both trees. The wide space is to allow children who sits on the wheelchair to be able to fit through and also play, although they will not be able to play all of the facilities. For new facilities, those children would be able to play because the facilities are not dangerous and are safe. The rope swinging for example are only limited to a certain height where it posed no threat to those children.
Name: __Shahrazaf Khan_______________________ (33 )
Class: _2e6____________
Fill in the following and use the content/research/findings in your final group proposal for your Playground Project Blog.
Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express
Eco-friendly features about my group’s 3D-model Remarks (e.g. materials to be used, relevant research with links, photograph links etc)
This playground does not make use of anyengines or electronical devices to work so it does not harm the environment at all We got our materials such as photographs from yahoo, google and also msn.
Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel Explanation of how the designs/concepts are linked to the novel
1) This playground has trees around it 1) The trees represent the plants and trees in the forest
2) In the playground there are also swings 2) These swings represent the swing jess used to get to terabithia
3) The playground also have a house like design 3) This represents the tree house in terabithia
4) There is also a bridge in theplayground 4) This bridge represents the brige jess builds in the end to get to terabithia
Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children Explanation of how the designs meet the special needs of the children
My group’s playground is mainly so We have made a mini maze for the kids
designed for terminal disease children to play in. There are also swings and
we have designed it to be as safe as the playground has roofs in case It gets
possible and also as fun as possible. too hot and the kids want to rest. There
are also other things in the playground
to be played.
Name: Tan Jun Yu ( 35 )
Class: 2e6
Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express
Eco-friendly features about my group’s 3D-model.
Remarks (e.g. materials to be used, relevant research with links, photograph links etc).
---We try not to use plastic to make the features in the playground,instead we use metals.
---We do not use any electronic devices in the playground to save resoures
On the earth.
Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel .
Explanation of how the designs/concepts are linked to the novel.
---There Is trees surrounding the playgrounds. This represent the trees which is surrounding terabithia.
---There is a swing in the playground .This would represent the rope which anb leslie used to get across the river.
---There is also a very special bridge in the playground and this represent the bridge which jess build to remember the death of leslie.
Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children.
Explanation of how the designs meet the special needs of the children.
---We have designs lots of interesting games for the terminal illness kids.We have a playground specially design for the kids and it has lots of marvelous features in it which looks extremely attractive.Better so,we have make it as safe as possible to ensure the child safety.There are also swings and some shelters that we have thought of .This is there to protect them from rain and let them rest there.
---Our group which consist of five members have also think of an idea of creating a maze for terminal illness kids to enjoy.
Making a Playground
-The Writer-