What happens when it rains in cities vs. forests?
Toby "In forests the rain soaks in and in the cities it will sit on the concrete"
Blake "In the wetlands it won't overflow but in cities it can overflow"
We took equal measures of water outside and experimented with how it flowed over concrete and over the garden.
Semith "The concrete because there was no where for the water to go and the garden slurped up the water"
Vienna "The garden acted like a sponge"
We further explored this idea by watching this video: The Genius of China's Sponge Cities
And playing NIWA's Township Flood Challenge Game
What did we learn?
Rory "Don't buy by a river"
Afterwards we worked with Claire and Anne from the Youth Project to create a gift and cards that recognise the hard work of volunteers in our community.