Why is water staying at the school gate?

Help keep the school ramp usable

You are helping a civil engineer investigate a fictional school gate. Rain leaves a puddle where people need to use the ramp. Find two clues, suggest a next step and write a short note.

Supplied fictional records

After rain, a puddle blocks the bottom of a school ramp. A drain is nearby. The school asks the engineering team to investigate while keeping the walking route clear. This is a fictional school site.

Explain what you noticed, which next step you suggest and why the ramp must stay clear.

One case, one work sample

1. Meet the problem
2. Look at the school gate
3. Find two clues

   Check the heights and look for a blockage. Each result appears on this same picture.

4. Choose a next step

   Use both clues to choose what the team should do next. Watch what your proposal addresses and what it leaves open.

5. Write your school-gate note

   Explain what you noticed, which next step you suggest and why the ramp must stay clear.

6. Compare and reflect

   Compare your explanation with the example. You can return to change your work. Then choose what you noticed.