Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate family food traditions and compare them with food traditions from a Spanish-speaking country to explain how food reflects culture, identity, and community.
Students will be able to analyze authentic food truck examples from Spanish-speaking countries to identify cultural influences in menu design, language, colors, and branding.
Students will be able to use Spanish vocabulary and present-tense sentence structures to describe menu items, ingredients, prices, and customer interactions in a food truck context.
Students will be able to interview a real food truck owner or market organizer and synthesize evidence about customer needs, business decisions, and community context.
Students will be able to define a How Might We problem statement that distinguishes the problem from possible solutions and is grounded in evidence from user research.
Students will be able to calculate basic budget totals and set menu prices for a food truck business using constraints such as cost, affordability, and audience appeal.
Students will be able to prototype a food truck model, bilingual menu, and marketing materials that respond to user feedback and reflect cultural authenticity.
Students will be able to justify final design choices in a bilingual business pitch by explaining how their food truck meets user needs, represents the chosen Spanish-speaking culture, and responds to feedback.
Products
Individual Food Culture Research Portfolio and Prototype Sheet
Students create a portfolio that documents their family-food comparison, Spanish-speaking country research, one real-user interview, and a simple individual food truck concept prototype. The portfolio shows how evidence from culture and stakeholder feedback shaped the student’s problem statement and design decisions.
Collaborative Bilingual Food Truck Model, Menu, and Pitch Board
Teams develop a shared How Might We statement, a higher-fidelity food truck model or service mock-up, and a polished bilingual menu and pitch board for exhibition. The final product must clearly show how individual research informed the team solution and how the design responds to user needs, culture, and budget constraints.
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