Students will conduct research on different types of recycled materials and their potential applications, engaging with community members to gather insights on material properties and brainstorm how these can influence their car design.

Students will work collaboratively to distill their initial research and ideas into a clear problem statement that aligns with project goals, setting the stage for creative and effective car design solutions using recycled materials while integrating physics principles.

Students will engage in collaborative brainstorming activities using recycled materials to create innovative car design concepts, documenting initial ideas in reflective journals and attending a session at a local makerspace to gather insights from technical mentors.

Students will construct their initial car prototypes using recycled materials, conduct performance testing, analyze results in their reflective journals, and engage in group discussions to refine and improve designs for optimal function and efficiency.

Students will test their recycled cars in various conditions, using metrics to evaluate performance, and present their findings to stakeholders through a dynamic exhibition that demonstrates their iterative design process and engineering accomplishments.