Module 6: Lesson 1 – Congestion Pricing & Flowcharting

This learning module, from the National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT), provides a lesson on congestion-based tolling, flowcharting, and programming for middle school students. Learning outcomes include the following: 

• Students will learn about congestion-based pricing: its purpose and various possible methodologies.
• Through discussion, students will learn flowcharting concepts: the methodology, the meaning of symbols, and the purpose of flowcharting.
• Students will learn to create flowcharts for a simple task and then demonstrate an example congestion-pricing algorithm.