WE PUT THE "E" IN STEM:

Using a hands-on, inquiry-based strategy, the Future City program gives students a fun way to tackle real-world problems while building their STEM skills. Students work in teams, with the guidance of a teacher and an engineer-mentor to design a livable city of the future. Cost is minimal and any public, private, parochial or home school is eligible to enter. The 2024 THEME: Electrify your Future – with environmentally safe and healthy energy.

NORTH TEXAS OFFERS TWO FUTURE CITY PROGRAMS:

1. FUTURE CITY COMPETITION FOR 6-8TH GRADES - Students employ engineering concepts to design their future city, write an essay on the theme topic, build a scale model, and record a team presentation of their city concept.

2. FUTURE CITY JUNIOR FOR 4-5TH GRADES - In this introduction to Future City, the student teams write an essay about their solution to the theme challenge and build a scale model illustrating that solution in their future city. (Junior Competition website: www.dfwfuturecity.org/team_junior.html).

This will be the 24th North Texas regional event. Each year, hundreds of students participate. We need your help to notify teachers of this exciting, worthwhile opportunity.  Contact me with questions or visit our website www.dfwfuturecity.org.

NOTE:

• Future City is aligned with the national standards for math, science and technology education and has been approved by NASSP for inclusion in the National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities.

• The handbook and website present several STEM activities that offer educators project-based learning opportunities that support the cross-disciplinary, STEM learning experience. These activities, combined with the Future City program, provide a masterful incorporation of practical application to the current curriculum content.