How Does Future City Middle School Work?
Future City is an educational engineering experience and there are also awesome prizes that teams can win!
What’s needed?
- Dedicated Program Facilitator
- Ability to meet once a week for 2 to 3 hours
- Internet access for research
- Access to LOTS of different kinds of recycled materials
- A place to build and get messy
- BDT ... Registration Fee (per organization)
- Up to BDT ... budget for model and presentation materials (most teams do not spend full amount)
- Minimum of three middle schoolers (no team size limit)
Important Dates at a Glance
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Schedule
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May
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Educator/ Program Leader Registration opens
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August
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Future City Handbook released / Mentor Registration opens
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September
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Future City Teams kick off their projects
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October
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Research, design, build
Judge Registration opens Educator/Program Leader Registration closes |
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January
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Present at your City - Regional Competitions
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February
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National Competition in Washington, DC
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Academic Standards Compliance
Click on each Standard for more details.