Saturday, April 25, 2009
Our Slide Show & Script
(The power point can't be put up, so we decided to roughly put the things in our power point)
(slide #1)
Presentation for the Literature playground
Group leader: Shawnn
Group members: Vivian, Mandy, Jia Ying, Cai Geng
Name of playground: Land of Dreams
Target group: Emotional trauma (Phobia of blood)
(Script for slide #1)
-Introduce the group
-Explain the name of playground
-Explain the name of playground
(Slide #2)
Why did we choose children with the phobia of blood as our target group?
—One of our team mate came up with this idea
(Script for slide #2)
-we had thought of many ideas, but we could not agree on one, but everyone agreed on this, so we chose it
(Slide #3 & 4)
Characteristics of children with the phobia of blood
Facts:
—-It causes fainting, which is uncommon in most other fears
—-Can be caused by direct or vicarious trauma in childhood or adolescence
—There is also genetic components to it
(Script for slide #3)
1st point: It is uncommon as, in other phobias, they would just be quite agitated when they face their fears, but in the phobia of blood, they would just faint without feeling any tension
2nd point: This means that phobia of blood can be caused by experiencing horrific scenes of blood or seen it when they were a child or a teenager
3rd point: This means that this phobia can be passed down by their parents
2nd point: This means that phobia of blood can be caused by experiencing horrific scenes of blood or seen it when they were a child or a teenager
3rd point: This means that this phobia can be passed down by their parents
( Slide #4)
How to help them:
-Psychological interventions (unique)
—-Applying tension to muscles in an effort to increase blood pressure
—-Pacemakers to regulate the beating of the heart
How to help them:
-Psychological interventions (unique)
—-Applying tension to muscles in an effort to increase blood pressure
—-Pacemakers to regulate the beating of the heart
(script for slide #4)
1st point: This treatment is by mental adjusting, it is unique as people are seldom cured using this method as they have had this phobia since young
2nd point: Applying tension just means something like massaging; this will increase blood pressure, so that they would get more fresh air and remain calm
3rd point: Pacemaker is a small machine that is fixed inside someone’s chest in order to make them have a regular heart beat, which will help them to prevent hyperventilation and fainting
2nd point: Applying tension just means something like massaging; this will increase blood pressure, so that they would get more fresh air and remain calm
3rd point: Pacemaker is a small machine that is fixed inside someone’s chest in order to make them have a regular heart beat, which will help them to prevent hyperventilation and fainting
(Slide #5)
Special features connecting to the specific needs of our target group
—-Graffiti board
—-Speakers (disguised as flowers)
—-Tree house
(Script for slide #5)
Graffiti board- It allows children to express themselves, hence works as a psychological treatment
Flowers- It is the replacement of a pacemaker, with the rhythm of the songs. It is disguised so that the children would not be constantly reminded that they have an illness
Tree house- Psychological treatment with all their dreams written on it
Flowers- It is the replacement of a pacemaker, with the rhythm of the songs. It is disguised so that the children would not be constantly reminded that they have an illness
Tree house- Psychological treatment with all their dreams written on it
(Slide #6)
From scrap to playground!
(Script for slide #6)
Materials that we used are ice-cream sticks, threads, toothpicks, Styrofoam board, herbal candy box, straws, blue tack, some coloured paper, and what we have now is this beautiful playground
(Slide #7 & 8)
Why was our playground built this way?
(Slide #7)
(Script for slide #7)
-This is the top view of our playground
-This is the top view of our playground
(Slide #8)
—No sharp things in the playground
—No red coloured things in the playground
—Colourful
(Script for slide #8)
- to avoid them getting hurt, which will cause blood
- as it reminds them of blood
- so that the playground will look vibrant and fun!
- as it reminds them of blood
- so that the playground will look vibrant and fun!
(Slide #9)
Thank you!!! :D
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Update of playground
Side view
Top view
This is our latest update of our playground. It is estimated that we will finish it by Monday, after school.
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Thursday, April 09, 2009
Materials for the Playground
All the materials that we are going to use
Styrofoam board
Some coloured paper
Cardboard
Styrofoam boardSome coloured paperCardboard Toothpicks
Threads
Ice-cream sticks
Threads
Ice-cream sticksThis is not the complete list, new materials will be posted when used.
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Sunday, April 05, 2009
Playground Project 2
1. Elements that should be in the playground
- Balloons, to make the children happy
- Bridge, it is connected to the novel
- Bench, for the children or their parents to rest and chat
- Slide, to make the children happy
- Swing, to make the children forget about all their fear when they are swinging
- See-saw, to make the children have interaction with other children
- Hobbyhorse, to get away from their fear while rocking on it
- Merry-go-round, to make the children have interaction
- Net to climb on, to make them exercise and improve blood circulation
- Painting board, so that children can express themselves and beautify the environment at the same time
- Tree house, to connect with the novel and can have children to relax themselves while enjoying the scenery
- Garden, to make children relax themselves, and nature makes people happy
- Musical instruments, to have music, music makes people happy, the instrument are also percussion, so that children can play it even if they do not have the skills
- Music in the background, this is hidden in the flowers, and they are actually speakers, which plays classical music, and acts like a pacemaker, which can help in their recovery
- Plastic shelter, so that the children still can play when it is raining
2. Special elements in the playground
- No sharp things in the playground, to avoid them getting hurt, which will cause blood
- No red coloured things in the playground, as it reminds them of blood
- Music, which causes them to relax, and acts as a pacemaker
3. Rough sketch of the playground
4. Main Feature
Explanation:
The tree is somewhere the children can pin their hopes or dreams on the tree. This will encourage them to conquer their fears, and have dreams. As Terabithia is a land of dreams, this tree will be very important.
5. Worksheet on things that we've learnt about our Target group (Children that suffers from blood phobia)
Facts:
- It causes fainting, which is uncommon in most other fears
- Can be caused by direct or vicarious trauma in childhood or adolescence
- There is also genetic components to it
How to help them:
- Applying tension to muscles in an effort to increase blood pressure
- Pacemakers to make them feel clam and relaxed
(Research source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_phobia#cite_note-5)
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Friday, April 03, 2009
the judging criteria for SA1..
plz take a look at it :)
Judging Criteria for:
a) 3D Model (Total marks- 30m)
- Creativity (10m)
- Craftsmanship/ Aesthetic appeal (10m)
- Function and Feasibility (10m)
b) Blog (Total marks- 70m)
- Proposal (description of playground features: eco-friendliness? How is the design/concept linked to the novel? How does it meet children's special needs?) (30m)
- Organisation and planning (10m)
- Research (10m)
- Visuals and Sketches (10m)
- Teamwork (10m)
PS: Your research must be well-done for you to be able to complete your task well.
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