Discover
Discover
Students will launch the community park redesign project, study who uses public spaces and why thoughtful design matters, then produce three early design-thinking artifacts that define the challenge, identify end users, and generate inquiry questions grounded in evidence and multiple perspectives.
Days 1 - 3
Examine
Examine
Students will investigate community needs, analyze math and design evidence, and use research, user input, and critique to define an evidence-based direction for a park redesign that uses transformations clearly and purposefully.
Days 4 - 14
45 min over capacity (495 min available across 11 days)
Discover
Days 1–3
Day 1
π³ Park Design Challenge Gallery
Launch
40m
Day 2
π§ Challenge Definition
Deliverable
45m
Day 3
π₯ End User Overview and Inquiry Questions
Deliverable
45m
Examine
Days 4–14
Day 4
π§ Park User Research Kickoff
Launch
45m
Day 5
π Coordinate Transformations for Park Features
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 6
π Source Evaluation Report
Deliverable
45m
Day 7
π₯ Park Walk and User Interviews
Community Experience
90m
Day 8
πΊ Angles in Paths and Garden Layouts
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 9
π§© Root Cause Analysis
Deliverable
45m
Day 10
βοΈ Park Concepts and Logo Studies
Project Work
45m
Day 11
π¬ Two-Peer Critique on Concept Boards
Project Work
45m
Day 12
πΊοΈ Annotated Grid Prototype Draft
Project Work
45m
Day 13
π οΈ Revision Conference and Evidence Check
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 14
π Solution Proposal
Assessment
45m
Engineer
Days 15–22
Day 15
π§ Park Blueprint Quality Look-Fors
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
πΌοΈ Exemplar Exploration
Deliverable
45m
Day 16
π Transformation and Angle Mini-Studio
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
π Hypothesis
Deliverable
30m
Day 17
ποΈ Creation Plan
Deliverable
45m
Day 18
ποΈ First Park Prototype Build
Project Work
60m
Day 19
π Two-Peer Critique and Revision
Project Work
45m
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22
π Solution Development Report
Deliverable
45m
Do
Days 23–24
Day 23
ποΈ Implementation and Data Collection Plan
Deliverable
45m
Day 24
π Implementation Results
Deliverable
45m
Share
Days 25–25
Day 25
π± Growth Reflection
Assessment
45m
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
24
Day 1
Discover
π³ Park Design Challenge Gallery
25
Day 2
π§ Challenge Definition
26
Day 3
π₯ End User Overview and Inquiry Questions
27
Day 4
Examine
π§ Park User Research Kickoff
28
Day 5
π Coordinate Transformations for Park Features
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31
Day 6
π Source Evaluation Report
1
Day 7
π₯ Park Walk and User Interviews
2
Day 8
πΊ Angles in Paths and Garden Layouts
3
Day 9
π§© Root Cause Analysis
4
Day 10
βοΈ Park Concepts and Logo Studies
7
Day 11
π¬ Two-Peer Critique on Concept Boards
8
Day 12
πΊοΈ Annotated Grid Prototype Draft
9
Day 13
π οΈ Revision Conference and Evidence Check
10
Day 14
π Solution Proposal
11
Day 15
Engineer
π§ Park Blueprint Quality Look-Fors
πΌοΈ Exemplar Exploration
14
Day 16
π Transformation and Angle Mini-Studio
π Hypothesis
15
Day 17
ποΈ Creation Plan
16
Day 18
ποΈ First Park Prototype Build
17
Day 19
π Two-Peer Critique and Revision
18
Day 20
21
Day 21
22
Day 22
π Solution Development Report
23
Day 23
Do
ποΈ Implementation and Data Collection Plan
24
Day 24
π Implementation Results
25
Day 25
Share
π± Growth Reflection