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Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Field: Research a problem relating to transportation, distribution, and logistics that could be solved using science, engineering, technology, and/or math. Design a model of a transportation technology based on specific criteria and constraints. Test the model’s performance. Modify single aspects of the model’s design and retest the model. Graph and analyze data from the test. Write an explanation based on the data analysis describing how the model could be further modified to optimize the design. Include any reasons why the test may have produced data that does not reflect the actual impact of the change in the test variable. For example, have students design and build a water bottle rocket. Divide the class into groups and have the various groups each test a different variable such as ballast, nose cone design, fin size, fin shape, waterto-air mixture, and bottle size. After each group presents their findings, assign the students to construct a rocket that will reach the maximum altitude.