Future City Competition
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We need your support for the 2019-2020
North Carolina Future City Regional Competition!
NC Future Cities is looking for at least 7 industry professionals to be Mentors!
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Mentors volunteer directly with students and share real-life STEM experiences, offer technical guidance, and help translate academic conceptsinto real work of engineering and city design for middle school studentsacross North Carolina. Here is a current list of schools in need:
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To learn more, visit www.futurecity.org.
The mission of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program for seventh- and eighth-grade students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present their vision of a city of the future.
The competition is intended to: foster engineering skills such as teamwork, communication and problem solving; provide interaction among students, teachers, and engineer mentors;
inform the community about the multi-disciplines within the engineering profession; and to inspire students to explore futuristic concepts and careers in engineering.
The National Engineers Week Future City Competition requires:
- Problem-solving
- Team work
- Research and presentation skills
- Practical math and science applications
- Computer skills
The competition employs a team-based approach. All members of the team have an important role that is necessary for the completion of the project.
To get involved, email
catie.C@penc.org