Planning+a+Playground

= Planning a Playground =

Introduction
When you go out to play on the school playground, do you find exactly the equipment you want? Probably not. Every school tries to design its playground to make the students happy, but they don't always get it right! Here's your chance to design the perfect playground for our school! You'll decide what kind of playground equipment to include, and where to put it. You'll have to keep in mind that the school requires 2/3 of the schoolyard be reserved for sports fields, and 1/4 of that space be set aside for a basketball court. the remaining space can be allotted for playground equipment. Of course, the playground design must fit into our school's existing schoolyard space, and remain within the budget allowed. The playground design needs to be submitted along with a written proposal to the principal. Who knows - when it's time to update the playground, your suggestions could be considered.

The Task
Your job is to:
 * 1) On graph paper, design a school yard layout including the perimeter and area of the schoolyard, the perimeter, area and placement of sports fields, the perimeter, area, and placement of the basketball court, the dimensions and placement of all equipment.
 * 2) Create a survey of 8 to 10 questions about your desired playground equipment and survey 25 students.
 * 3) Display your data in a bar graph with labels and a key.
 * 4) In a letter to your principal
 * Give a detailed description of your design and use a persuasive arguement to convince your audience that your design should be approved and implemented.
 * From your sample data and graph make predictions relating to the entire student body and the equipment chosen.
 * Research and present the cost of any and all playground equipment.
 * Describe the process you followed to determine your total and show your mathematical calculations.

Perimeter and Area
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Survey
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Letter Writing
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Playground Equipment
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