Rethink Runoff!A cross curricular design competition for Year 10

Introductory Presentation

Georges River Environmental Education Centre

What is Rethink Runoff?

A stormwater design competition for Year 10

When? 8 or 9 September; or 2 or 3 November,

2014 Time?

8.30am until 3.30pm

The design brief

To develop a concept (theme/marketing pitch) for a best practice storm water management design that is multifunctional in that it draws attention to the use and management of storm

water in an educational, sustainable and creative manner.

Grand Flaneur Beach, Chipping Norton

Your design will

• Incorporate ideas on how to better manage the stormwater flow into Chipping Norton Lake

Your design will

• Promote behaviour change to reduce the stormwater impact on our environment

What will I be doing at the workshop?

Working as an urban planning team to redesign the stormwater pipes at Grand Flaneur Beach into an ascetically pleasing and sustainable rainwater management system

What will I be doing at the workshop?

Visiting the proposed development site to undertake a SWOT analysis

What will I be doing at the workshop?

Calling attention to the use and management of stormwater whilst educating and bringing enjoyment to visitors

What will I be doing at the workshop?

Making a scale model of one element/object in your team’s plan

What will I be doing at the workshop?

Deliver a 5 minute presentation of your team’s ideas to display your plan models concept for the site

Before the workshop day

Look at the suggested websites and complete the suggested pre reading tasks

Before the workshop day

Familiarise yourselves with the photographic Powerpoint of Grand Flaneur Beach

Collaborate with your team to think about how you will market/pitch your design

Before the workshop day

Before the workshop day

Look at examples of stormwater projects in the Interesting Ideas section of the project document

Skills you will learn

Collaboration and communication

Skills you will learn

Scale drawing, model making, using ICT

Skills you will learn

Sustainable design features and the importance of adopting sustainable lifestyles

Skills you will learn

Presentation techniques

Where are we?

Georges River Environmental Education Centre, (Adjacent to Chipping Norton Public School), Central Avenue, Chipping Norton

Georges River EEC

Please wear your school uniform including closed shoes

Any medication you may need (eg asthma inhaler)

Morning tea is provided. Please bring your own lunch as there are no shops nearby

What do I need to bring?

The overall design concept for the site (30%) The degree to which the concept encourages

people to adopt a more sustainable attitude towards stormwater (50%)

The team presentation (including good communication techniques and whole team involvement) (20%)

Judging criteria