Students will launch the mountain travel project by noticing how mountains make travel difficult, comparing old steam travel with cleaner possibilities, and recording an initial evidence-based idea they will revisit after learning from community partners.

Students will gather evidence from community partners, maps, and structured comparison tools to define the mountain travel problem, identify criteria and constraints, and create a shared design brief that will guide later model choices.

Students will compare concept options, choose a team mountain travel design with evidence, build and test two prototype ideas on the same slope setup, revise using peer and data-based feedback, and prepare a clear expo display that explains their team decision, evidence, and next steps.

Students will present their tested mountain travel models and route displays to families, peers, older students, and staff at the Mountain Travel Expo, defend their team decision with evidence, complete a before-and-after comparison task, and reflect on how feedback and community partner learning changed their thinking.