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Step-By-Step Guide

Everything you need to plan, organize, and participate in Future City. Check out information for getting started.

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Rethink Runoff:Design clean solutions to manage stormwater pollution

Future City Components

Getting Started
Register team(s), learn about team formats, find a mentor, review the calendar, & see a planning timeline.
Design the Virtual City
Use the provided SimCity™ 4 Deluxe software on your PC or MAC to design a virtual city of the future.
Write the Research Essay
Write a research essay describing how you would manage stormwater runoff in your future city.
Write the City Narrative
Describe your city and its key design attributes.
Build the model
Build a physical model of your city using recycled materials.
Team Presentation
Show your city to a panel of judges at the Future City competition

Rules
& Rubric

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Competition
Forms 

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VIEWS FORMS

National
Standards

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STEM
Learning Blocks

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