Extension Task 1 Build My Smart City
City Planning, System Thinking
Engage
A smart city needs roads, places, traffic rules, and services.
City planners do not place buildings randomly. They think about where people live, where they go, how vehicles move, and where services are needed.
Now your team will become city planners. Can you make a city area easy and safe to use?
Mission
You will make a team plan the city area together.
In this task, your team will plan a small smart city area. You will use a map, city cards, road cards, and building blocks to show how your city works.
I can set up a smart city map.
I can place city cards and road cards for a reason.
I can explain how people, vehicles, and smart devices work together.
City Planning Team
Before you start, form a city planning team.
Team Name: ___________________________
| Role | Student Name | What this person does |
| City Planner | Decides city places and city zones. | |
| Road Designer | Plans routes, crossings, and risk points. | |
| Building Engineer | Builds block stands and simple city structures. | |
| System Explainer | Explains rules, inputs, outputs, and city responses. |
If your team has fewer students, one person can take two roles.
Background
• What is city planning?
City planning is the process of deciding how places, roads, public spaces, and services are organized.
A good city plan helps people live, move, work, shop, learn, and receive services more safely and easily. City planners think about where homes, stores, farms, and warehouses should be placed; which places need safer crossings; where people, vehicles, or delivery services meet; and which areas may need smart devices in the future.
• What is a smart city system?
A city is more than a group of buildings. It is a system of places, roads, people, vehicles, rules, and services.
| Part of the city system | Example |
| Places | Home, school, store, farm, warehouse |
| Roads and routes | Main road, side road, delivery route |
| People | Students, residents, workers, visitors |
| Vehicles | Patrol car, delivery car, school bus |
| Rules | Stop at a crossing, slow down near school |
| Services | Pickup, delivery, guide, care, safety check |
In a smart city, devices can collect information and help people make decisions. But people still need to plan, check, and improve the system.
• Key Idea: A city is a system.
When one part changes, other parts may change too. If the warehouse is far from the store, delivery routes may take longer. In this task, every card should have a reason.
| Word | What it means in this task |
| City zone | An area with a purpose, such as homes, shops, farms, or services. |
| Route | The path a person or vehicle follows. |
| Risk point | A place where a problem may happen easily. |
| Service area | A place for pickup, delivery, guide, care, or loading. |
| Traffic rule | A rule that helps people and vehicles move safely. |
| Smart system | A system that uses information or devices to help people make decisions. |
What You Need
| Item | Use in this lesson | Related kit |
|---|---|---|
Smart City Map
| Plan roads, city zones, routes, and service areas. | Smart City Map Kit |
City Place Cards
| Show places such as home, store, farm, warehouse, or museum. | Smart City Map Kit |
Road & Zone Cards
| Add crosswalks, loading zone, and transit stop. | Smart City Map Kit |
AI Recognition Cards
| Add people, animals, traffic light. | Smart City Kit |
Extension Task Cards
| Provide city events and help you think about route planning. | Smart City Map Kit |
Card Holder Blocks
| Hold cards upright on the map. | Smart City Map Kit |
Card Holder example building guide
| Be used to build card holder. (Just example, you can build in flexible way.) | Smart City Map Kit |
| Optional: Maqueen Plus | Can be used later as a patrol car or delivery car. | Maqueen Plus |
| Optional: Smart Home / Smart Farm part building blocks | Build simple city models, bases, or support structures. | Smart City / Smart Farm / Smart Home |
Plan the City System
Do not build yet. First, plan your city like a city planning team.
NOTE: How to sign the place of buildings and other cards. You may notice the coordinates with A-F and 1-4 and directions of N/W/E/S. For example, the place below can be described as W(A,3).
Let’s Start to plan.
Step 1: Choose City Places
Choose at least 4 city places for your map. You also can choose other city places which are no included in the City Place Cards.
| City Place | Do you choose? | Why should it be in your city? |
| Home | □ | |
| Store | □ | |
| Library | □ | |
| Museum | □ | |
| Farm | □ | |
| Warehouse | □ | |
| Other: ________ | □ |
Step 2: Plan City Zones
Think about what each area is mainly used for. Fill in the table with the appropriate cards or buildings and their map coordinates.
| City Zone | What happens there? | Cards or buildings to place | Place description |
| Living zone | People live or rest. | ||
| Learning zone | Students learn or visit. | ||
| Service zone | People shop, pick up, or get help. | ||
| Farm / production zone | Food or products are prepared. | ||
| Transport zone | Vehicles move, stop, or load goods. |
Step 3: Find Risk Points
A risk point is a place where a problem may happen.
| Risk Point | Possible Problem | Planning Solution |
| Near Learning zone | Visitors may cross the road. | |
| Near Service zone | People and vehicles may gather in the same area. | |
| Near Home or living zone | Residents may need a quiet and safe. | |
| Near warehouse | Delivery vehicles may stop or load goods. | |
| Busy road | Vehicles may meet people or other vehicles. | |
| Other: ________ |
Set Up City System
Now turn your plan into a city model.
Step 1: Lay the Smart City Map flat on the table. Make sure every team member can see the roads, zones, and card spaces.
Step 2: Build card stands and place your city cards on the map. Use your planning table to decide where each card should go. Each card must have a reason.
Step 3: Add road or zone cards to solve city problems. For example, add a loading zone near a warehouse.
Step 4: Use building blocks to make simple supports and structures. Build card stands, a simple building base, and a small service structure such as a gate, counter or sign.
Build Rules: The stand should be stable. It should not cover important roads. The structure should help people understand the city place. The model does not need to be large or complex.
Step 5: Use blocks or a model vehicle to simulate the test situations and test whether your team plan works.
An example of the simulated city system is shown below.
Test and Explain
Test your city layout.
A test point is a place where your city plan needs to work well.
Choose test points from the city places, road cards, zone cards, and risk points you placed on the map.
Move a model vehicle, block, or finger along the planned loop route. At each test point, stop and ask:
• What should happen here?
• Which card or rule helps the city work better?
• Does the city planner need to change anything?
| Test Point | What should happen here? | Is the design clear? |
| City place | □ Yes □ No | |
| Vehicle Stop | □ Yes □ No | |
| Crosswalk | □ Yes □ No | |
| Loading zone | □ Yes □ No | |
| Risk point | □ Yes □ No | |
| Other: ________ | □ Yes □ No |
• Does your system plan work in the situations below? Please check them.
| City Situation | Planning Rule | City Response | Planner Check |
| Many visitors cross near a city place. | Add a crosswalk or traffic card. | Vehicles slow down or stop. | Is the card placed in the right place? |
| A delivery vehicle stops near a warehouse. | Use a loading zone. | The vehicle stops without blocking the road. | Is there enough space for loading? |
| People need to find a service area. | Place the service card near the route. | Visitors can find the place easily. | Is the location easy to see? |
| An animal or person appears near the road. | Add an event card or safety rule. | Vehicles wait or move carefully. | Does the city need another safety card? |
| Other: ________ |
Improve and Share
Improve your team plan after testing, then present it to your classmates.
Share Your City
Our city area is designed for __________________________.
We placed __________________ here because __________________.
The biggest risk point is __________________, so we added __________________.
One important traffic rule is: If __________________, then __________________.
A future smart system could use __________________ to help __________________.
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