WIP 03 Final submission of the list of initial ideas to improvised ideas

Initial ideas of how to build the model :

-monkey bars and ladders
After we had our research, we found out that down syndrome children have poor muscle tone so we decided to build monkey bars and ladders to strengthen their muscle tone.

-flash cards
The flash cards are to stimulate their brains and help them learn more things.

-tree house with slide
All playgrounds have slides so it came to our mind straightaway. The tree house also acts as a link to the novel.

-projector gaming world
Like Terabithia, the projector gaming world is virtual. It not only acts as a link to the novel, children can have fun,play different and interesting games and experience what is a projector gaming world.

-plastic balls
The plastic balls were to support their fall and prevent them from getting injuries when they play in the playground.

-bridge
We decided to build the bridge which is an entrance from the main building into our playground. It is also a link to the novel, Bridge to Terabithia.

-bicycle
We wanted to build a bicycle that is stationary as to let the down syndrome children try riding a bicycle and also if the children ride the bicycle, it also can strengthen their legs' muscle tone.

Improvised ideas :

-megaphones
This allows the children in the playground to communicate with each other and make new friends.

-bicycle with a generator
As we thought the a bicycle being stationary was too wasted, we decided to insert a generator which generates electricity for the projector gaming world and the lights on the bridge from the kinetic energy produced by the children when they are riding it. We thought of this as we considered global warming. The concept that we want to let the children think was also "Work hard, Play hard", which meant that if they ride the bicycle long enough, they can see the lights light up on the bridge and also there will be electricity for them to play in the projector gaming world although the projector gaming world is not necessarily dependent on the generator.

-swing
The swing acts as a link to the novel but still, the children can have fun too.

-leisure room
We decided to build this leisure room as it is a quiet corner for the children where there will be volunteers to read books to the children. They can learn new words and other stuff. We also included different board games for the children to play as the games can stimulate their minds and train their brain power as these games need a lot of thinking and patience.

-bridge with lights
The lights will only light up when the children ride on the bicycle. It not only fascinates the children, the lights are also able to stimulate their brains and help them learn faster and they also can learn the different colours.

-see saw
We decided to build the see saw to aid the children in their sense of balance.

-platform
The platform was included at the later part of our discussion as we wanted to let the parents see their children's progress in learning and playing.

-name tags
It helps the children to learn during the process of play and it also helps them to learn faster than usual.