baton, the operator of QuizKnock, collaborates with JR Central! Inquiry-based learning material for junior and senior high school students titled 'What Will the World Look Like When the Maglev Is Built?' released on Friday, March 27

baton Inc. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yosuke Kinugawa), the operator of QuizKnock, and Central Japan Railway Company (Nagoya, Aichi; President: Shunsuke Niwa; hereinafter 'JR Central') have jointly released an inquiry-based learning material for junior and senior high school students titled 'What Will the World Look Like When the Maglev Is Built?' today, Friday, March 27, 2026, on the portal site 'Tankyu Knock' (URL: https://tankyu.baton8.com/). The inquiry-based learning portal site 'Tankyu Knock' provides educational content utilizing the 'learning that starts with fun' expertise cultivated by baton and QuizKnock. Through materials that allow students to easily experience the four inquiry processes defined by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology—'setting tasks,' 'collecting information,' 'organizing and analyzing,' and 'summarizing and expressing'—the site supports students in deepening their own inquiries. We provide these learning programs free of charge to solve the challenges faced by teachers who feel unsure about how to utilize 'Integrated Studies (Inquiry) time' or are too busy with daily lesson preparations, helping to spark curiosity in children. This time, we have released the program 'What Will the World Look Like When the Maglev Is Built?', produced in collaboration with JR Central. This material is a four-session learning program that encourages students to envision the future, focusing on the changes the Maglev will bring to society and their own lives. First, through videos featuring navigators Takuji Izawa and Shunki Sugai, students will learn about the technology and principles of the Superconducting Maglev while gaining hints for envisioning a future with the Maglev. Based on this, students will formulate questions from perspectives such as 'What if we connected _ and _ with the Maglev?' or 'What if we used Maglev technology for _?', and envision the future with their own rationale regarding the changes the Maglev will bring to society and their lives. Finally, students will present their envisioned future to their classmates and reflect on the process. Through these steps, the program aims to help students perceive the Superconducting Maglev project as a personal matter, envision a future world with the Maglev, and acquire the ability to express their thoughts in their own words.