Playground Evaluation, Essay [Note: If you are unable to conduct a site visit, you may visit a playground virtually via Google Maps.] For this activity, visit a playground in a public park. Your task is to evaluate the outdoor play environment to determine if it supports physical growth for those in early and middle childhood in a safe and secure way. ● ● ● Select three pieces of equipment that would allow children to engage in different types of play. For each piece of equipment, address the following. o Name the equipment. o Indicate the specific type of gross motor skills for each age group that is developed by using the equipment (hint: do not mix up terms for early- and middle-childhood skills). o What, if any, fine motor skills are being developed for each age group (again, do not confuse early- and middle-childhood skills)? o Specify which senses are being stimulated. o Name the type of play in which the child engages while using each piece of equipment (it can be more than one type). Consider what materials were used to make the equipment and what is used on the ground under it (e.g., sand, grass, concrete). Evaluate whether each is safe. Explain.

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