Ms. Garcia fell again. We all know loved ones who need that extra help going up or down a flight of stairs. Unfortunately, spaces are not always designed in ways that are accessible for everyone. People with physical disabilities often suffer because of this, especially people in wheelchairs.

Here is what you need to do!

1) Find and measure a staircase in your house/apartment complex/neighborhood/community which could use a ramp to help those who are physically disabled.

2) Take a picture of the staircase you are designing your ramp for (you may want to take a picture of yourself next to the ramp if you have trouble measuring its height).

3) Draw and design a ramp blueprint which meets requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the height of staircase you have chosen.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has some specifications on how ramps should be built so that they meet the needs of people who will use them. Those are:

- The ramp slope must be no more than 4.8 degrees rise from the ground

- The ramp must be at least 48 inches wide

- The ramp can have a maximum length of 30 feet before there is a rest platform or a turn platform

- Rest and turn platforms must be at least 5 feet in length

4) Upload your blueprint and pictures onto your website.

5) Include an introduction to the task so others will know what your project is about.

6) Answer the following reflection questions at the bottom of your project.

Reflection Questions

1) What would you grade yourself what math evidence or reasoning justifies that grade?

2) What big ideas did you learn from this project/unit?

3) What struggles did you encounter while working on this project, and how did you overcome those challenges?

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