Name ________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________
Rain Gardens: a Guide to Rain Garden Construction
Time of Day ______________ Temperature ______________ Humidity ______________ Dew Point ______________
Weather _________________________________________________________________________________________
Properties of Personal Rain Garden
1. List the types of materials used to create the media mix combination from Activity 2 - Does Media Matter
Material 1
Material 2
Material 3
Material 4
Volume of Material 1
Volume of Material 2
Volume of Material 3
Volume of Material 4
2. What are the infiltration times from Activity 2—Does Media Matter?
Volume of Water (mL)
Time (sec)
Infiltration Rate (mL/sec)
Trial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
Calculate average
Infiltration Rate
3. List the types of materials used to create the media mix combination from Activity 3—Magic Sidewalk
Material 1
Material 2
Material 3
Amount (volume) of Material 1
Amount (volume) of Material 2
Amount (volume) of Material 3
4. What are the infiltration times from Activity 3—Magic Sidewalk
Volume of Water (mL)
Time (sec)
Trial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
Calculate average
Infiltration Rate
Infiltration Rate (mL/sec)
5. Select native plants to grow in your personal rain garden from Activity 1.
Plant Species (common name, scientific name)
Light
Requirements
Height
Soil
Evapotranspiration
Rate (g/min)
Plant Species (common name, scientific name)
Light
Requirements
Height
Soil
Evapotranspiration
Rate (g/min)
Plant Species (common name, scientific name)
Light
Requirements
Height
Soil
Evapotranspiration
Rate (g/min)
6. What are the four zones that make up a typical rain garden from top to bottom.
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
7. Select an appropriate location on the school campus to construct a rain garden and describe characteristics of the
runoff area in terms a civil engineer would use (infiltration, percolation, permeability, bioretention, green infrastructure,
low-impact development, transpiration rate, etc.).
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Measure the area. ____________ft2.
Determine the area of the rain garden (between 2% and 5% of the runoff area). _______________ft2.
Sketch and label your runoff area. Include measurements and location of rain garden. Note locations of other
classmates who are planting in the same runoff area.
8. Plant, mulch, water.