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.
2010 WINNER IS GATES INTERMEDIATE, SCITUATE MA- RETURNING TO DC !!
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 16, 2010 at Northeastern University
Finals February 15-21, 2010 in Washington D.C.
Many thanks to:
for their donation of computers to the Future City program so we can reach those students who need us most.
Thank you to our 2009 sponsors:
Platinum
| AECOM | NE Bridge Contractors, Inc |
| HNTB Corporation | VHB, Inc |
Gold
Gale Associates
Silver
CDM
Bronze
The BETA Group
In Kind Donations from Brown & Brown, P.C., Bedford, MA
"...this was the most amazing experience of my life..."
2009 participant
CONTACT:
Reed Brockman
2009 New England Winner
2009 4th Place National
Special Award for Accessibility City
Special Award for Best Youth Focus Design
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 2009-2010
Adam was also honored as the BSCES K-12 teacher of the year, and Brian Jones, the engineer mentor as the BSCES Citizen Engineer- way to go!
