The Transport Science Challenge: A STEAM & Mobility Science Game 🛴⚙️

💡 Concept:

Students (16 years old) become “Mobility Scientists”, investigating how everyday transportation choices—walking, biking, driving, public transit—affect health, energy consumption, pollution, and urban life. Through practical science experiments and data analysis, students will discover how science can drive smarter, more sustainable travel decisions.

🕹️ Game Setup & Rules

📌 Teams: 4–5 students
📌 Objective: Use scientific knowledge to analyze and improve transport systems and habits
📌 Time Limit: 60–90 minutes
📌 Winning Criteria: Points for scientific accuracy, eco-impact, and practical innovation

🔹 Round 1: Emissions & Efficiency Analyzer (Chemistry & Environmental Science) 🌫️⛽

💬 Challenge: What types of vehicles pollute most, and why?

✅ Task: Analyze fictional or real data on emissions from different transport modes (cars, buses, bikes, electric scooters, etc.)

➤ Goal:

• Use chemical and fuel efficiency reasoning to evaluate emissions
  
  
• Recommend cleaner alternatives and explain why using chemistry concepts
  
  

🎯 Points for: Understanding combustion, CO₂ output, and chemical comparisons

🔹 Round 2: Human-Powered Transport Lab (Biology & Physics) 🚶‍♂️🚴

💬 Challenge: How much energy does your body use when you walk or bike?

✅ Task: Calculate or estimate energy (calories, oxygen use) needed for physical transportation.

➤ Goal:

• Compare energy efficiency of biking/walking vs. powered transport
  
  
• Use biology (respiration, heart rate) and physics (work, force) to support claims
  
  

🎯 Points for: Strong calculations and bio-physical insight

🔹 Round 3: Traffic Flow & City Design (Physics & Data Science) 🚦📊

💬 Challenge: How does street design affect movement and pollution?

✅ Task: Analyze fictional traffic data or maps to identify problems with congestion and flow.

➤ Goal:

• Use physics (speed, momentum, friction) to propose flow improvements
  
  
• Redesign an intersection or street with science-based logic
  
  

🎯 Points for: Smart design, effective use of data and physical reasoning

🔹 Round 4: Transport Habit Audit (Scientific Observation & Systems Thinking) 🧠🚍

💬 Challenge: How do our daily transport choices add up?

✅ Task: Track (or simulate) a day of travel: how far, how fast, and how polluting?

➤ Goal:

• Categorize choices by carbon cost, health effect, and energy use
  
  
• Redesign a weekly routine with science-backed sustainable alternatives
  
  

🎯 Points for: Realistic analysis and science-informed behavior change

🏆 Final Presentation: “Science on the Move” 🎤📉

Each team presents:

✅ Scientific insights from their transport investigations
✅ A science-based proposal to improve mobility for individuals or communities
✅ Creative visuals (charts, models, maps, or live demos)

Award Categories:

🥇 Smart Mobility Scientists – Best use of science in transportation
🥈 Streetwise Reformers – Most realistic and applicable solution
🥉 Eco-Motion Innovators – Most creative approach to movement

🌱 Learning Outcomes

✅ Apply chemistry, biology, and physics to transport problems
✅ Use observation and analysis to understand movement and energy
✅ Explore the relationship between transport and environmental health
✅ Promote healthier, science-informed commuting choices
✅ Recognize the systemic impact of personal and public mobility habits