Roslynn Pardy

Lauren Butler

Katie Narunsky

Year 4 – Our School needs a pool!

Over the last 2 weeks Year 4 students have run a mathematical project called Our School needs a pool!

They worked in small groups and used the design process to put together a proposal for building a pool and 2 other playground features which they then pitched to Ms Maynard.

The design process included empathising, ideating, a prototype sketch, calculating the cost of their pool, using QR codes to price tiles and chemicals, building a prototype model and lastly the pitch.

It was a valuable learning experience and the students learnt a lot of Mathematics as well as the invaluable skills of teamwork, designing and public speaking.  

Roslynn Pardy, Lauren Butler and Katie Narunsky

Jemma Adler

Elke Selinger

During our Mathematics Investigation we used the design process to  work together in groups to design a pool for our School. First we had to Empathise and tune into the problem. We had to survey our class to get more information about their needs and wants for the playgrouond.  Next we had to Ideate. The next step in the process was designing a Prototype Sketch of our pool. After that we got our recycled materials and made a mini model. We also worked out the cost by working out the area we would need to cover the pool with tiles. We included a few extra features. Finally, we worked together to make the pool pitch which we presented to Ms Maynard. She took notes and gave feedback. We learnt a lot about teamwork, area, volume and capacity and scale as well as the design process.