Green+Futures-+Urban+Green+Design+as+Project+Based+Learning

Content Here **__Green Design Challenge__** **__6th grade Science- Ms.Warren__**

1)Carbon Sequestration 2)Urban Farming or Medicinal Plants 3)Wellness and Recreation
 * Design** an Urban Green Space that focuses on one of the 3 objectives:


 * Research** pre-existing projects, questions to consider
 * Plan** your design, using your research questions to inform your design choices
 * Design** your sketch up model
 * Test** some ideas (ie- urban heat island effect, stomata, hydroponic/vertical gardens)
 * Pitch** to a board of investors/planners, leading them on a virtual tour of your design, explaining your choices and how it fulfills its objective

What kind of space is it? (And where will it be located?) What was this space created for? (Mission/Objective) Who are its intended users? (and how are they to use it? How do they benefit?) How will the plants you pick support the mission of your green space? How is this space different/similar to other green spaces?
 * Questions** to consider in your plan:

This is a partner project, therefore __equal effort__ needs to be evident in this __process__

We will be using the design cycle to help inform our process, and reflecting through out this whole project in our project journals, which will also be graded.

Please see Rubric on the back of this page.

All questions researched Pre-existing spaces considered || Some sources used Some questions answered Some pre existing spaces considered || Few sources Few questions Few pre- existing spaces || No sources used No questions answered No pre existing spaces researched || Clear objective Fulfills the objective completely Considers the user carefully || Some what informed by research Some what clear objective Fulfills some of objective Some consideration of user || Unclear connection to research Unclear objective Limited fulfillment of objective Limited consideration of user || Not informed by research No clear objective No part of objective fulfilled No consideration of user || Uses technical skills of sketch up appropriately Reflects and documents design changes || Some use of plan, not always appropriate Some technical skills used Some reflection and documentation of design changes || Limited use of plan Limited technical skills used Limited reflection and documentation of design changes || No use of plan/no appropriate changes No technical skills used No reflection and documentation of design changes || Analyzed and considered in design All Data collected, organized, analyzed and presented clearly || Some what related to design Some what Analyzed and considered in design Some Data collected, some what organized, some what analyzed and presented clearly || Limited relationship to design Limited Analysis and consideration in design Limited data collected, limited organization, limited analysis and unclear presentation || No relationship to design No Analysis and consideration in design No data collected, limited organization, limited analysis and No presentation || Appropriate volume Clear explanation of reasoning || Some what persuasive, mostly appropriate volume, Mostly clear reasoning || Limited persuasion Mostly inappropriate volume Unclear explanation of reasoning || Not persuasive Inaudible volume No clear explanation of reasoning || Focus inconsistent || Limited effort Infrequently evident focus || Builds on preexisting spaces Inventive design || Some new ideas Some building on preexisting spaces mostly inventive design || Too similar to other ideas Limited ingenuity in design || No difference from pre existing spaces Not inventive design || All cited || Some sources used Some cited || Few sources used Few cited || No sources used None cited ||
 * Skill || Excellent 4 || Approaching 3 || Insufficient- 2 || Not evident- 1 ||
 * **Research** || Multiple sources used
 * **Plan** || Clearly informed by research
 * **Design** || Executes the plan as appropriate
 * **Test** || Clearly related to design
 * **Pitch** || Persuasive language
 * **Effort** || Focused effort evident through out the whole process || Some effort evident through out process || Effort inconsistent,
 * **Creativity** || New ideas proposed
 * **Sources** || Multiple sources used