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Future City Winners!
Future City is a hands-on cross-curricular educational program that brings STEM to life for students in grades 6 through 8th grades. This is our second time competing in this global agency-based challenge! Using the Engineering Design Process and project management skills, students showcased their solutions to a city-wide sustainability issue. This year's challenge asked students to address climate change mitigation effort in their newly created and futuristic city, along with the bonus of designing features that 'electrify the future'! Team website: https://futurecity.org/
Our team created their D.O.M.E.: 'District of Manipulating Electricity' to generate electricity from harvesting lightning! Their dome was built to conduct the energy from the lightning throughout the frame, which would then run to a homemade transducer! It also features a magnetic monorail and 4 other mini domes that highlight innovative solutions to the challenge. The team also submitted a lengthy and detailed essay, as well as blueprints, and pictures of the build. The team earned high scores and their award also included $150 in prize earnings! Well done 8th grade!! We are proud of you! If you are interested in reading more, check out their essay!
Miracle Machines Rube Goldberg Playground Contest Submission Complete!
New contest for this year: In collaboration with Miracle Machines Recreation, students and designers submit their detailed design pitch decks in the hopes the playground equipment of your dreams will actually be built! This contest serves as the first of a three-phase implementation plan, whereby the winning designs will move to the next phase for community approval and eventual construction. To create the perfect playground, a designer must balance creativity, inclusivity, and functionality all in an open outdoor public space. Not to mention, the playground should of course be Rube Goldberg-themed to inspire children to explore the world of STEM learning!
Phase 1 of the competition: We submitted our blueprints and plans and recieved word that we are in the TOP 40!!!! Stay tuned!🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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