Pupils to design cities of the future

Give pupils in Year 9 and above the chance to tackle a significant real word problem – designing cities for the future in which transport is managed by intelligent information communication technologies.

The resources are available on the Foresight website.

They consist of the following:

• A comprehensive teacher guide
• A range of Small Tasks to teach pupils the knowledge, skills and understanding required for the BIG Task of designing future cities
• PowerPoint presentations to help you introduce new ideas
• Two extension activities with which to engage particularly interested pupils in the developments of new technology

This is pilot project and there is a feedback form on the website.

You can use the project to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) both within the core curriculum and to provide an exciting approach to enrichment activities.

The project materials are based on the work of Foresight in the Department of Trade and Innovation. It is supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering through Shape the future.

Last modified: 5 January 2009