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National Engineers WeekFuture City®CompetitionFuture City alignswith national and stateeducational standards.Introduce students in 6th, 7thand 8th grades to engineeringby designing and buildingcities of the future.What Is Future City?Across the nation, teams of middle schoolstudents work with teacher/coaches and engineermentors to imagine, design, and build cities of thefuture. Student teams plan cities with SimCity 4Deluxe software, build tabletop scale models withrecycled materials, research and write solutionsto an engineering problem, and present theirideas before judges at regional competitions inJanuary. Regional winners represent their region atNational Finals in Washington, D.C., in February.Future City makes math, science,engineering, and technology come alive!Middle school students:issueschallenges“I’ve done this competition for several years and I LOVE it! Itallows for an authentic learning experience in math and science andintroduces children to engineering.” —Shirley Newman, Louisiana TeacherNational Engineers WeekFuture City ® Competition1420 King StreetAlexandria, VA 22314Imagine Your Future…Join the Future City Competition todayand design cities of tomorrow!futurecity.orgSign Up Today!

“I love working with kids. Future city has a greatstructure for learning: there’s planning, design,computer simulation, writing, hands-on building,teamwork and presentation – all of the skills a modernengineer needs.” —Brian Metzger, South Carolina Engineer MentorFuture City At-A-Glance SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN1. Get Started Register online, receive program materials,form student team(s), recruit engineer mentor2. Design Your City Plan a city of the future using SimCity 4Deluxe software.3. Write Research Essay Research and write an essay on engineeringa solution to a pressing social need.Who Is Future City For?Future City is open to students in grades 6, 7,and 8 who are from the same school or homeas a team under the guidance of a teacher/coach and an engineer mentor. Schools mayof 3 students from one school or classroom), orduring competition). Check with your RegionalCoordinator for the maximum number of teamsa school is allowed to bring to the regionalcompetition.Try the Learning Blocks—our new series of activities thatgive you more resources to teachFuture City’s key concepts.How Does Future City Work?components—designing with computers,building scale models, writing, and publicspeaking—make it accessible to multiple learningstyles. You can choose to do the full program orchoose the parts that match your learning goals.students the chance to tackle real issues affectingengineering, become more aware citizens, andbuild confidence.Teachers and Mentors RoleEach team has a teacher and an engineer mentor.Teachers organize teams, facilitate learning, andguide students through their projects. Engineerslike project management, systems thinking, andattention to ethical considerations.4. Build City Model Build a scale model using recycledmaterials.5. Write Narrative Describe your city and key designattributes.6. Present Your City Show your city to a panel of judges at yourregional competition.*Dates in regions may vary. Check regional web site for specific dates.“I like the cross-curricular approach—computerapplication for technology; city planning forsocial studies; budgeting for math; modelbuilding for art and math; research, writing,and presentations for language arts.Register TodayRegistration is only $25 andincludes a teacher handbook,SimCity 4 Deluxe software,and online resources.To learn more about Future Cityand register your team, visitwww.futurecity.org/registrationContact your RegionalCoordinator at:Rapunzel Amador Lewis, P.E.,Regional Coordinator–Northern CAAMADOR LEWIS, Inc.Consulting Engineersemail: rapunzel@amadorlewis.comFuture City is a program of the National Engineers Week Foundation—Kathy Neuenschwander, Indiana Teacher