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IB: Making a Community Garden

Community gardens can bring economic benefits both to their gardeners and to their local
communities.

Re- searchers have found that community gardens:

 Contribute to household food budgets by providing a veggie patch
 Support local and surrounding businesses
 Are a low-cost approach to space management
 Lead to reduced crime and vandalism in the local area
Design Brief
Your landscaping and exterior design company has been asked to produce a complete design
(including drawings with measurements) for a community garden space with a block area between
450m2 and 500m2. The council have said that the community garden must at least contain the
following…

1. 1 paved area with enough seating for 10 people

2. 1 rain water tank with a minimum capacity of 1 kilolitre
3. Raised veggie patches
4. 1 fish pond
5. Space for local street artists to express themselves
6. Each garden must contain at least 3 different shapes
Design and Floor Plan Requirements
Paved Seating Area
Within your garden there must be a paved area with seating for picnics and customers of the nearby
coffee shop. Part of the agreement with the council in designing this space is that there must be
seating for a minimum of 10 people, including tables, on a sealed surface. You must consider both the
sealed ground area and the layout of seating and tables.

Water Tank requirements

As part of the South Australian Government’s building rules all new homes must be built with a
rainwater tank with a capacity of 1 kilolitre or more, this rule will be applied to your garden design.

For ergonomic design purposes architects working on this project have decreed that the tank (or
tanks) must be a cylinder to prevent an overload of rectangles in the space. (This is actually beneficial
for your designs) You know how much water must be contained as a minimum, you are to provide
the dimensions for your water storage that meets these regulations and show them on your floor
plan.

Vegetable Patches
This garden must contain vegetable patches that can be accessed by local residents. The dimensions
of the veggie patches must be large enough to allow produce to flourish. There have not been
constraints placed on the sizing or total area for these vegetable patches. You must use some
research to justify the sizing and dimensions of the vegetable patches you include.

Fish Pond
The local council have left the decision on the size of the fish pond to you, the landscape designer.
The only condition is that the pond must be a composite shape.

Street Art Wall

One of the boundary edges of your space must be a solid wall that can be used by local street artists
to bring vibrancy and creativity into the space.

Extension: 2D Computer Design Drawing

floorplanner.com

Using Floor Planner produce 2D representation of your garden design that shows the layout,
positioning, and features of your community garden.

You are required to indicate on your plans the dimensions, and relevant perimeter, area, surface area
and volume of each feature in the garden.
Floor Plan
Draw a draft sketch of your garden in the space below, show the teacher after this stage.
Paved Seating Area
Sketch your Paved Seating Area (2D drawing) in the space below, make sure to include dimensions on
your sketch.

What is the area of space in the garden allocated to your Paved Seating Area? (show your working
out)
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In two sentences explain how this suits the Design Brief and Requirements for the Garden
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Water Tank
Sketch your water tank (3D drawing) in the space below, ensure you include dimensions

Calculate the surface area of your water tank

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Calculate the capacity of your water tank

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In two sentences explain how this water tank suits the design brief and meets requirements
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Vegetable Patches
Sketch your raised vegetable patches (3D drawing) below, include dimensions and identify how many
veggie patches will feature in your garden.

How much soil would be required to fill these raised vegetable patches? (you will need to know the
volume/capacity to answer this)
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How did you choose the size of your vegetable patches?

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Fish Pond
Sketch your fish pond (3D drawing) in the space below, ensure you include dimensions.

What is the internal surface area of the fish pond?

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How much water does this fish pond hold? (volume/capacity)

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Does your fish pond meet the requirements of the design brief?
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Street Art Wall
If you have completed the other aspects of your garden you can sketch a design for your street art
wall…

How much space in your garden will be dedicated as an art space?

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Floor Planner Drawing
Once you have drawn the draft of your garden and designed your individual elements
(including necessary calculations and answering questions) you can use
floorplanner.com to draw your community garden…

Once completed print and attach your drawing to this assignment

MATHEMATICS Criterion B & D: Investigating Patterns and Applying Mathematics in Real Life
Contexts
le Task-specific clarification
ve Level descriptor (Year 5)
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The student does not reach a standard identified by
The student does not reach a standard identified by any
0 any of the descriptors below.
of the descriptors below.
The student is able to: Student is able to
Criterion B Sketch their garden and features
i. apply, with teacher support, mathematical problem- Complete some calculations
solving techniques to discover simple patterns Unable to support design choices with reasoning
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Criterion D
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ii. select, with teacher support, appropriate
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mathematical strategies when solving authentic real-life
situations
iii. apply, with teacher support, the selected
mathematical strategies successfully to reach a solution
The student is able to:
 Student is able to:
Criterion B Some working out/calculations shown.
i. apply mathematical problem-solving techniques to Calculate the dimensions, area and volume of each of
discover simple patterns the feature as required
ii. suggest relationships and/or general rules consistent Give some accurate dimensions that relate to the
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with findings. requirements of the design brief.
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Criterion D Provide some reasoning for design selections.
ii. select appropriate mathematical strategies when Provide a floor plan produced using floorplanner.com
solving authentic real-life situations
iii. apply the selected mathematical strategies
successfully to reach a solution
The student is able to: Student is able to:
Criterion B Most working out/calculation shown.
i. select and apply mathematical problem-solving Calculate with accuracy, the dimensions, area and
techniques to discover complex patterns volume of each feature as required.
ii. describe patterns as relationships and/or general Give generally accurate dimensions that relate to
5- rules consistent with findings directly to the design brief.
6 iii. verify these relationships and/or general rules. Provide appropriate reasoning for design selections.
Criterion D Provide an adequate floor plan produced using
ii. select appropriate mathematical strategies when floorplanner.com
solving authentic real-life situations
apply the selected mathematical strategies successfully
to reach a solution
The student is able to: Student is able to:
Criterion B All working out/calculation shown.
i. select and apply mathematical problem-solving Calculate with complete accuracy, the dimensions,
techniques to discover complex patterns area and volume of each feature as required.
ii. describe patterns as relationships and/or general Give accurate dimensions that relate to the explicitly
rules consistent with correct findings to the design brief.
iii. verify and justify these relationships and/or general Provide thorough and appropriate reasoning for
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rules. design selections.
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Criterion D Provide a visually appealing floor plan using
i. identify and apply relevant elements of authentic real- floorplanner.com
life situations
ii. accurately apply appropriate mathematical strategies
when solving authentic real-life situations
iii. apply the selected mathematical strategies
successfully to reach a correct solution