Empathize
Students will investigate a local park with a community partner, document how different users experience the space, and transform observations, measurements, tally data, and interview responses into an evidence-based empathy brief for the park design challenge.
Days 1 - 2
🌳 Park Accessibility Field Study
Launch 45m
🧭 Empathy Evidence Brief
Deliverable 40m

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Define
Students will synthesize field-trip observations, measurements, accessibility findings, and community-partner feedback into an evidence-based design brief that guides the park ideation phase.
Day 3
πŸ“Œ Park Evidence to Design Brief
Deliverable 45m

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Ideate
Students will transform field-trip observations, community feedback, and mathematical constraints into multiple inclusive park concepts, then use two rounds of peer feedback to select and revise a concept for 3-D prototyping.
Days 4 - 5
πŸ’‘ Park Evidence-to-Idea Sketches
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
πŸ—ΊοΈ Three Inclusive Park Concepts
Deliverable 45m

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Prototype
Students will translate their scaled park plans into low-fidelity 3-D prototypes, verify geometric and resource constraints, and revise their designs using structured peer feedback before user testing.
Days 6 - 7
πŸ“ Nets, Scale, and Constraint Trials
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
🏞️ Inclusive Park Cardboard Prototype
Deliverable 45m

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Test
Students will test their 3-D park prototypes with an Elizabeth City Parks and Recreation representative and peers, analyze feedback data, and revise their models and mathematical evidence before the community exhibition.
Days 8 - 9
πŸ§ͺ Park Prototype User Test
Community Experience 45m
πŸ› οΈ Revise Park Model Evidence
Deliverable 45m

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Share
Students will present their final inclusive park solutions to peers and an Elizabeth City Parks and Recreation representative, gather feedback, make a documented revision, and reflect on their mathematical design process.
Day 10
🏞️ Inclusive Park Community Showcase
Assessment 45m

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