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Anthony Bryant
Donna Green
Teresa Henderson
Michelle Rance
Qi Yang
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Introduction to the portal
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Display objectives of rain garden
module
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Overview will be given to users on
the reasons for constructing a rain
garden.
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Audio recording will introduce a
scenario
Video will display a scenario at a
school displaying flooding after a
significant amount of rainfall and
runoff.
Students in the video will voice their
complaints , ranging anywhere from
inability to use walkways to wet shoes.
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Audio will discuss various
reasons for construction rain
gardens, with the focus
especially on the conditions of
central Florida.
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Title of each issue will be
displayed with the audio, along
with an image to support.
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Users challenged to solve the
issues facing the school and the
student body by constructing a
rain garden in the area of
concern.
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Overview of steps needed to
the create the rain garden
(portal) will be provided in audio
recording.
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This slide should be familiar from our original storyboard. This
graphic flow chart shows the clear steps in rain garden construction.
Using the same basic idea, we have modified the steps, creating a
portal to each module of the Rain Garden Challenge.
Portal Branching
Weather Station Activity
(McLaughlin)
Dig
Rain Garden
Site Selection
Fill
Trigger
Event
Plant
Filtration Lab and
Media Fill (Carew)
Transpiration Lab
Activity
Plant Selection
Leaf Stomata
Test
Maintain
Rain Garden
Construction Activity
Plant Growth Analysis
within a Rain Garden
(Richards)
Accuracy and Precision
(Richards)
Living Lab
(Richards)
Weather Station Activity
(McLaughlin)
Dig
Rain Garden
Site Selection
Possible Sample Slides on Site Considerations
Fill
Filtration Lab and
Media Fill (Carew)
Summary of the Rain Garden Construction Materials Module
Introduction: Importance of the materials introduced by a
character that will be consistent with the character used in other
sections of the Rain Garden Construction module.
Learning activities: Main page will have options to click to
explore these areas:
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Infiltration: Explore infiltration and learn why it is important
Infiltration testing: Demonstrate an infiltration test performed
on a rain garden site and compare results of infiltration tests
performed on different types of soil (sandy, silt loam/loam,
sandy clay/loam, clay)
Materials: Explain the types and amounts of materials that
should be used based on the soil type/infiltration rate at the
rain garden site
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Filtration Lab and
Media Fill (Carew)
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Reviews: There will be a review activity after each section.
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Infiltration: identify the correct facts about infiltration when given a list of
statements by clicking on the selections and submitting the answers.
Incorrect answers will highlight and feedback will be given.
Infiltration testing: Match pictures of infiltration tests with the appropriate
soil type us
Materials: calculate the amount of sand needed as a base for each type
of soil, given the size of the rain garden
Final assessment: students select the soil type of their garden (either
based on a previous module or as a random selection) and then select
the materials needed. These are stored away in their Construction area
to be applied during the rain garden construction at the end of the
module.
Additional information and resources: Glossary of terms is on a tab in the
navigation pane and when a bolded term in the text of the module is clicked,
the definition is displayed in the Glossary tab.
Fill
Filtration Lab and
Media Fill (Carew)
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rough draft of main screen
Plant
Transpiration Lab
Activity
Plant Selection
Leaf Stomata
Requirements of Rain Garden Plant Selection
• Ability to survive prolonged wet conditions
• Ability to survive prolonged dry conditions
• Strong, expansive root systems
• Create visual interest
• Height diversity
• Attractive to wildlife
• Easy to maintain
Transpiration Lab
Activity
Plant
Plant Selection
Leaf Stomata
Rain Garden Plant List (for central FL)
• Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
• Milkweed (Asclepias spp.)
• Canna (Canna spp.)
• Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
• Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
• Frog-fruit (Phyla nodiflora)
• Carolina aster (Aster carolinianus)
• Wiregrass (Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana)
• Elephant ears (Alocasia spp.)*
Plant
Transpiration Lab
Activity
Plant Selection
Leaf Stomata
Review Activity
“Drag and drop"
specific plants to a
rain garden, "hover
mouse" to plants to
find their
information, etc.
Test
Rain Garden
Construction Activity
Development of this activity will
take place after each of the other
lessons is under way, ensuring that
information between the lessons
and the activity is accurate.
Interactive Rain Garden Construction
The student will place the plants and materials selected in the previous sections into the
rain garden. Once all the components have been placed, the student will submit it for
testing.
Feedback: Different outcomes will be possible based on the selections made. Feedback
will be provided and the student will have an opportunity to make changes and test again
based on the feedback provided.
NOTE: Due to the time needed for development of all the modules, at this stage there will
be a limited number of selections in the materials and plants sections. This will keep the
test outcomes to a manageable number, but both the selections and the outcomes can be
expanded upon at a later time.
Maintain
Plant Growth Analysis
within a Rain Garden
(Richards)
Accuracy and Precision
(Richards)
Living Lab
(Richards)
These modules are not in our scope work.