1. RAG Formula, volume, area, perimeter LO To design a garden and calculate the cost of the build 12-Jun-16 Learning Outcomes :- To design a flower bed to with an area of 24m 2 To calculate the volume and perimeter of the flower bed. To calculate the cost of building the flower bed. Grade E - Rectangle or Triangle Designs Grade D – Parallelogram or Trapezium Designs Grade C – Circular Designs

2. 8cm 4cm What’s my Area? 80cm 2 What are my dimensions?

3. 6cm 5cm What’s my Area? What are my dimensions? 30cm 2

4. 6cm 5cm What’s my Area? What are my dimensions? 3cm 100cm 2

5. What’s my Area? What are my dimensions? 78.5cm 2 4cm

6. Landscape Gardening

7. The Task You work as part of a landscape gardening company. A client has approached you to design and give a quote for a raised flower bed. They have a few stipulations which you need to follow. You need to come up with two designs and give a quote for the cost of materials for each one.

8. The Client’s Stipulations The flower bed must have an area of 24m 2, but it can be any shape. The raised bed needs to be surrounded by a brick wall. It needs to have a depth of 50cm (0.5m) and be filled with soil.

9. What You Need To Do 1.Come up with two designs for the raised flower bed that are different shapes. Draw a scale diagram of each design with dimensions shown. 2.Calculate the length of wall that will be required to go around the flower bed. 3.Using the information on your information sheet calculate the cost of the wall.

10. What You Need To Do 4.Calculate the volume of your raised flower beds. 5.Give a quote for the cost of soil. 6.Present your two designs with final quotes for each design on a poster that could be presented to the client. They are picky customers and will want to see the calculations made.

11. The Client’s Stipulations: The flower bed must have an area of 24m 2. The raised bed needs to be surrounded by a brick wall. It needs to have a depth of 50cm (0.5m) and be filled with soil. What You Need To Do: 1.Come up with two designs for the raised flower bed that are different shapes. Draw a scale diagram of each design with dimensions shown. 2.Calculate the length of wall that will be required to go around the garden. 3.Using the information on your information sheet calculate the cost of the wall. 4.Calculate the volume of your raised flower beds. 5.Give a quote for the cost of soil. 6.Present your two designs with final quotes for each design on a poster that could be presented to the client. They are picky customers and will want to see the calculations made. It costs £20 per metre for a 50cm high wall. Soil costs £40 per cubic metre.

12. Calculate the amount of soil needed by finding the volume of your chosen shape Choose a shape for your garden and choose dimensions so that the area is 24m² Work out the cost of your wall Work out the cost of your soil Draw a scale diagram of your garden including all dimensions Use persuasive language to ‘sell’ your design to the client Calculate the length of your wall by finding the perimeter of your chosen shape Add your costings to your scale diagram Work out the total cost of the work

13. Our Rectangle Design The Wall The perimeter of my design: P = 2 x 3 + 2 x 8 = 22m Cost= 20 x 22 = £440 The Soil The volume of our garden: V = area x depth = 24 x 0.5 = 12m 3 Cost= 12 x 40 = £480 Area A = 3 x 8 = 24m 2 Total Cost Wall£440 Soil£480 TOTAL£920 Our first design is a rectangle shaped raised garden. The final cost will be £920.

14. Your Work Will Be Marked On: The accuracy of your calculations. The presentation of your ideas and designs. The presentation of your calculations and results.