Public transportation is an important aspect of any growing city. Collaborative groups work to redesign a system for a city in need of restructuring. Young scholars design a route, create a timetable, and incorporate a quality control mechanism. The final stage of their projects is to analyze data to determine the effectiveness of their plans.

Concepts

data, constraints, design

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate a local bus network as an example
• Assess each step of the project before groups continue to the next phase

Classroom Considerations

• Requires the ability to analyze data 

Pros

• Includes a timeline to assist with planning the two-week project
• Provides a video to introduce the lesson

Cons

• None