This was the students' first time to participate in an event like this, so they are very excited! Be sure to congratulate these Jacob, Madison and Jason along with the other members of the team who were unable to be part of the presentation team. (We were limited to only three presenters.) Other team members and EE students who helped with the project include: Joshua Johnson, Carter Smith, Ion Powell, Simon Wilson, Katelyn West, Zoe Carroll, and several others I can't remember... (sorry!)
The Future City Competition is a national, project-based learning experience where students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade imagine, design, and build cities of the future. Students work as a team with an educator and engineer mentor to plan cities using SimCity™ 4 Deluxe software; research and write solutions to an engineering problem; build tabletop scale models with recycled materials; and present their ideas before judges at Regional Competitions in January. Regional winners represent their region at the National Finals in Washington, DC in February.
Find out more about at: www.futurecity.org
-- Elise Eaton Director, Extraordinary Education www.extraed.net
