Smart City Lab

A 12-week city-systems and design curriculum for ages 10–15.

Students plan a future city district by balancing people, transportation, infrastructure, energy, data, nature, budgets, risks, and public decisions. They make a plan, defend it with evidence, and revise it when constraints change.

Format: 12 weekly sessions; about 90 minutes per session. Designed for one learner or a small group with a parent, teacher, or other adult facilitator.

See what’s inside Smart City Lab

Watch the full unboxing to see the current books, planning board, cards, blocks, and hands-on materials included in the Lab.

What is included in the box

• 1 printed Student Book
• 1 printed Student Workbook
• 1 printed Parent & Facilitator Guide
• 1 printed curriculum overview
• 1 six-sheet Smart City planning map with a map-explanation sheet
• 20 reusable wooden planning blocks
• 1 60-card curriculum deck covering residents, infrastructure, movement, sustainability, data, stakeholders, policy, risk, budget, recovery, and review
• 13 printed cut-apart activity sheets with system pieces, routes, overlays, tokens, flags, and presentation labels
• 1 pair of scissors for preparing the cut-apart materials

Optional digital access: 8 QR-linked companion videos and a digital completion certificate at edreal.org.

What students do

Build resident journeys, create a land-use plan, test transportation routes, map resource flows, sketch a city dashboard, debate policy choices, add risk and resilience layers, and present a final evidence-based city plan.

Important to know

• This is a map-, card-, and discussion-based urban systems curriculum.
• It is not an electronic construction set, coding kit, or motorized model city.
• The planning map is supplied as six printed sheets rather than one preassembled poster.
• Students cut, arrange, mark, discuss, and revise printed planning materials; adult help is recommended for cutting and setup.
• Actual map sheets, wooden pieces, cards, books, worksheets, and scissors are shown in the product photos.

You provide: pencils or pens, optional colored pencils or markers, and an internet-connected device only if you want to use the optional digital materials.

Quick answers

Who is Smart City Lab for? It is designed for ages 10–15 and can be used by one learner or a small group with adult facilitation.

Is it a coding or electronic construction kit? No. The core experience uses a planning map, wooden pieces, printed cards, discussion, evidence, and design tradeoffs.

Is it an accredited core course? No. It is a supplementary city-systems and design curriculum intended to complement required academic instruction. The completion certificate documents participation; it is not an academic credential.