Challenge Overview
Students take on the role of food truck entrepreneurs. Working in teams, they collect and visualize class survey data, use those findings to decide what their food truck will sell, explore the basics of cost and profit, and build a brand identity with a food truck name and logo. The unit culminates in a class Food Truck Expo — a gallery walk where teams share their concepts and receive feedback from classmates.
For Teachers
Teacher Facilitation Guide: The teacher facilitation guide of Food Truck Tycoon that lists the standards, learning goals, and six activities.
Planning Guide: The planning guide provides an overview of each activity, along with information on standards alignment, pacing, and materials needed.
Handouts and Materials:
- Student Handout 1 – Who Are You? Survey
- Student Handout 2 – Food Truck Challenge Brief
- Student Handout 3 – Food Item Cards
- Student Handout 4 – Food Truck Menu Planner
- Student Handout 5 – Food Truck Expo Display Checklist
- .Zip File of all Student Handouts for the Food Truck Tycoon Data Challenge
This STEM Innovation and Design module was produced by Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing with support from National Science Foundation Award #2101441.