Volunteers needed!
SWE Detroit is sponsoring the $1,000 “Best Communication Award”
for the 2015 Michigan Regional Future City Competition, and we need YOU to help judge these student projects!
Event Background:
The Future City
Competition is a team-based program where middle school, students, a Teacher
Champion and an Engineer Mentor work together utilizing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math + architecture) to meet
benchmarks, while they design their city of the future. This city is complete
with infrastructure: including transportation, communication systems, power
plants, safety systems, water systems, and green spaces. Teams also take into
account the overarching national theme, which this year is: “Feeding
Future Cities: Urban Agriculture.”
Students continue to utilize SimCity™ software to build their virtual city. They create a scale model, write an essay, and make a presentation to a panel of judges. As these students address important issues such as accessibility, sustainability, pollution, population density, water resources, traffic flow, and budgets they develop important competencies. Through the program management process, they receive input from their engineer mentor and teacher-champion. They work as a team, develop their problem-solving abilities, learn how to conduct research, and perfect their presentation skills… all tools they will need for life in the real world.
Students continue to utilize SimCity™ software to build their virtual city. They create a scale model, write an essay, and make a presentation to a panel of judges. As these students address important issues such as accessibility, sustainability, pollution, population density, water resources, traffic flow, and budgets they develop important competencies. Through the program management process, they receive input from their engineer mentor and teacher-champion. They work as a team, develop their problem-solving abilities, learn how to conduct research, and perfect their presentation skills… all tools they will need for life in the real world.
Volunteer Requirements:
6-8 judges needed from SWE
Event: Michigan Regional Future City Competition
Date: Monday, January 26, 2015
Location: Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan
Time: 8am-11:15am (one volunteer needed until 3pm to pass out our award)
Event: Michigan Regional Future City Competition
Date: Monday, January 26, 2015
Location: Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan
Time: 8am-11:15am (one volunteer needed until 3pm to pass out our award)
Please contact Anne Dancy (anne.dancy@swe.org) if
you are interested in volunteering.
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