First mission. Optimize a Delivery Route Board — A routing plan + operations proof: optimized route map, time savings estimate, bottleneck notes, and a written operations summary.
Right now in Mitchell, SD
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Proofs that lead here
- Percents. Every dashboard, margin and on-time rate is a percent.
- Logic and counting. Counting cases and ruling them out is how access rules, tests and routes are built.
Start here: one problem
A first name or nickname is all we ask for. No email, no last name, no birthday. For a child under 13, a parent or teacher signs up and sits beside them.
The ten steps of the track
- Logistics Fundamentals
- Inventory Basics
- Delivery Route Optimizer
- Scheduling Systems
- Bottleneck Analysis
- Cost Reporting
- Inventory Systems Drill
- Supply Chain Map Build
- Partner Ops Sprint
- Logistics Portfolio
Proof you leave with
- Inventory Basics Credential — Document an inventory cycle accurately
- Delivery Route Plan — Optimize a multi-stop delivery route
- Scheduling Summary — Build a weekly delivery schedule
- Operations Report — Summarize logistics performance data
Where this work is hired
Distribution centers, retail supply chains, city logistics ops, healthcare supply networks.
About Mitchell, SD
6 counties across South Dakota; 0 metro. Economies: 3 farming and 1 manufacturing. Flags: 2 population loss and 1 a retirement destination.
The first person from Mitchell, SD to reach a claim holds its Pioneer badge for good. There is one per county, one per metro area and one per state.
What the national data says
In 2012 NSF asked eleventh graders whether they agreed with “I see myself as a math person.” 44% did. In 2016, 43% of those who agreed were STEM majors, against 31% of those who disagreed.
Being seen counts as much as seeing it yourself: for “Others see me as a math person.” the figures are 43% and 30%. Test confidence is more common (65% have it) and weaker: 39% against 31%.
Counties in Mitchell, SD
Metro areas around Mitchell, SD
Where the claim leads: twelve tracks
The claim is the front door. Behind it are the twelve STEM Farm tracks, each one starting from zero, each with a first mission and proof at every gate. Your own proofs pick the ones shown to you first.
Questions people ask
Why can't I claim it right away?
Because in the national data a claim with nothing behind it does not move anything. Here the claim unlocks after one graded proof and one witness, so the sentence means what it says.
What do I get for sharing my link?
2 points for each new person who opens it, 40 when someone joins through it and solves their own proof, 20, 10, 5, 2.5 and 1.25 for the generations below them, and 20 more when someone you brought in reaches their own claim. The Share badges run from 1 recruit to 81 and from a chain 2 deep to 13 deep.
Does it cost anything?
No. There is nothing to buy, and no badge, rank or point can be bought. A purchase never fires a trigger.
What do you collect about my child?
A first name or nickname, a role, a language and, if you choose, a county. No email, no last name, no birthday. For a child under 13 the adult signs up and sits beside them.