Registration for the 2019-20 Future City competition in Colorado is OPEN
The Future City Competition, now in its 28th year, is a national science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) competition program in which middle school students imagine, design, and build model cities of the future.
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Registration for the 2019-20 Future City competition in Colorado is OPEN
The Future City Competition, now in its 28th year, is a national science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) competition program in which middle school students imagine, design, and build model cities of the future.
Working as a team with an educator and STEM mentor, students present their vision of the future through a virtual city design (using SimCity™ software); a 1,500 word city essay; a scale model of their city (built with recycled materials); and in a short presentation to a panel of STEM professionals at the competition. Keeping the engineering design process and project management front and center, students are asked to address an authentic, real-world question: How can we make the world a better place?
This year’s theme is Clean Water: Tap Into Tomorrow, and, students will be asked to identify an urban water system threat and then imagine, research, design, and build a futuristic solution to ensure a reliable supply of clean water.
REGISTER TODAY.
The deadline to register for this year’s Future City Competition is October 31, 2019. Register today or learn more at https://futurecity.org/. The cost of participation is $25 per organization, which may include 1 or more teams from the same school, home school environment, or other youth focused organization. The $25 fee will be waived in Colorado for the 2019-20 competition. The Colorado competition will be held at Colorado Schools of Mines on Saturday, January 18th, 2020.
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS
REGISTER TODAY.
The deadline to register for this year’s Future City Competition is October 31, 2019. Register today or learn more at https://futurecity.org/. The cost of participation is $25 per organization, which may include 1 or more teams from the same school, home school environment, or other youth focused organization. The $25 fee will be waived in Colorado for the 2019-20 competition. The Colorado competition will be held at Colorado Schools of Mines on Saturday, January 18th, 2020.
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS
- A program handbook that emphasizes the Design and Project Planning Process, including templates to ensure that students have the tools to understand the program and monitor their progress.
- Fun, detailed group activities to help educators teach the more complex concepts and skills.
- Detailed assessment rubrics, web resources, in-person training, and online webinars are available throughout the program.
PRIZES AND RECOGNITION
Teams taking part in the statewide competition are eligible for various regional and special awards.
For more information email colorado@futurecity.org