ABOUT FUTURE CITY

UPDATED December 27^th, 2007

ABOUT FUTURE CITY

The National Engineers Week Future City™ Competition is a program for 7^th and 8^th graders, where teams of students design and present their vision of what a city of the future should look like. The teams work with teachers and engineering mentors to create their city using SimCity software, taking into account factors such as energy needs, traffic density, pollution levels, and other real-life design considerations. Teams must also must build a model of a portion of their city, write an essay on a designated topic, and present the whole package to a panel of judges. The preparation starts in August-October. Regional competitions are in January.  The national competition is held in Washington D.C. during Engineer's Week.

The National Engineers Week Future City™ Competition is a National Program that fosters an interest in math, science, and engineering through hands-on, real world applications.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact a member of our Steering Committee

1. If you would like to volunteer as a judge or engineering mentor.
2. If your school is interested in participating and would like more information.
3. If you are a student and you want more information to take to your school to encourage their support.
4. If you would like to be placed on our e-mail list for Future City - Idaho updates and newsletter notifications.
5. If you have any suggestions either for the Idaho Future City program or for this web page.

THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST!!