Transportation System Design

Overview

The transportation system design project is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) based group design activity that helps develop design skills, team-work skills, and money-management skills. Students will be placed in groups of three or four using a random group generator. The goal is to create a vehicle that will move cargo across a 10 foot raised track in the shortest amount of time. Cost is also a factor in this project. Students will "buy" their materials from the class store to create the design. Efficiency will be calculated by dividing time by cost.