My world and community
Map My Classroom
Draw a bird’s-eye map of your classroom with a key and a compass rose.
Thinking sheet · My world and community
Build a Better Bus Stop
Redesign a bus stop for everyone who waits there: kids, grandparents, people with strollers or wheelchairs.
- Grades
- 2–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Kids practice
- design for others, empathy, labeling
What kids do
“People wait at bus stops in rain and sun. Design one that helps everyone!”
- Who uses it?
- My bus stop design (label the features)
- The feature that helps the most people:
How to run it
- Look at a photo of a real bus stop first.
- Think about rain, sun, waiting time and seats.
- Share designs with a local transit office if you like.
Talk about it
- What is hard about waiting for a bus?
- Who did you design for?
- What would be cheap to add?
Take it further
Design a better school drop-off line.
Pairs well with
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