New England Region
National Engineers Week Future City Competition
An fun, exciting competition for 7th and 8th graders to introduce them to the world of engineering!
Future City combines math, science and an understanding of the world around us while students creatively imagine their own city of the future.
Who: 7th & 8th graders in all of New England
What: Use Sim4 Deluxe software to design a computer city
Build a scale model of a portion of the city
Write a research essay
Prepare and present the city to a panel of judges
When: September - January 17, 2008 at Northeastern University
Finals February 15-21, 2009 in Washington D.C.
FUTURE CITY NEW ENGLAND IS PROUD TO BE SPONSORED BY A GRANT FROM:
In Kind Donations from Brown & Brown, P.C., Bedford, MA
"...this was the most amazing experience of my life..."
2009 participant
CONTACT:
Lisa A. Freed, P.E., LEED AP
Brown & Brown, P.C.
781-275-7267
2008 New England Winner
Gates Intermediate School, Scituate, MA
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities for 2008-2009
2008 National Special Award Winner:
Best Management of Water Resources