In the course of Phase 3 - Explore Environments and Select Travel Situations, the team tracked where Nick's family went on weekends. A General Environmental Inventory Form was completed for all locations, and a check of Nick's personal preferences helped the team decide to have Nick shop for taco ingredients at the grocery store. The team was ready to move on to Phase 4.

In Phase 4 - Brainstorm All Possible Ways to Move TO, FROM or THROUGH an Activity, Nick's team realized there are an endless number of possible routes while grocery shopping. To help them brainstorm, they first listed items related to making tacos, and then took items off the list if they didn't meet the following three conditions:

1. Nick had to recognize the item regardless how it was packaged.

2. Nick had to be able to pick up and carry each item without help.

3. A route for each item would start at the entrance of the store and end at the express lane checkout.

Below is the list of taco ingredients and whether Nick would recognize the item:

ITEM	KNOWS ASSOCIATION
Cooking oil	no
Cheese	no
Flour tortillas	?
Ground beef	no
Lettuce	yes
Onions	no
Salsa	no
Taco chips	yes
Taco shells	yes
Tomatoes	yes

The remaining "yes" items were then reviewed to decide if Nick could pick up each one without assistance.

ITEM	HELP NEEDED
Lettuce	yes
Taco chips	no
Taco shells	no
Tomatoes	no

Finally, three items and their locations were used to develop possible routes for the team to compare.

ITEM	AISLE
Taco chips	7
Taco shells	8
Tomatoes	wall

Once the team had marked out the three routes, they proceeded on to Phase 5 -- Travel Option Comparison and Selection.

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