Remote Control Trucks Overview:

Build-It-Yourself is recruiting a few smart builders to be part of an advanced team to help clean up Earth!

Some foul big wigs don't care about the ever growing piles of trash beginning to engolf the Earth. While recycling is helping, it alone is not enough. Our planet needs some new age, ethical, builders to help save the day with new ideas!

Will you be part of the problem or part of the solution?

The Problem:

Messy "no-gooders" are mucking up our earth by creating mountains of yucky garbage.

The Mission:

Your mission is to build a fleet of remote control trucks from recycled materials to help haul away the mess.

Then you must build a city full of junk and obstacles to test your trucks.

Super Powers You Will Acquire:

• Power Point Guru
• Problem Solver
• Master Designer
• Hot Shot Programmer
• Celebrity Presentor

You'll Need:

• Introduction (PPT)
  
• Lesson Plan (XLS)
  
• Software & Supplies (XLS)
  
• Hard Heads (PPT)
• Garbage Deficit (DOC)
• Arch (PPT)
• Bridge (PPT)
• Junk Spillway (PPT)
• Junk Scooper (PPT)
• Garbage Hauler (PPT)
• Junk Unloader (PPT)

Hall of Fame:

"Bubba" the Dump Truck has 583 horses under the hood, dual stacks and 13 on the floor. "Wellbred" the Nut Head is the jockey behind the wheel and he's got the pedal to the metal.

Hall of Fame:

"Big Bud" the Tow Truck tows wrecks. Do you have any idea how many cars are put on the road each year? What happens to all these contraptions when they clunk out? That's a hunk of junk that could be used to build some cool stuff.

Hall of Fame:

"Hog Heaven" the Garbage Truck performs a service as important as any. Imagine the mess we'd be in if it weren't for garbage trucks. You can hear the pigs grunting as "Hog Heaven" rumbles by on a remote control chassis.