A competition for 6th, 7th & 8th grade students to foster interest in engineering, math, and science through hands-on, real world applications.

The mission of the Future City Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program for sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present their vision of a city of the future.

This will be accomplished by:

• Fostering engineering skills, such as teamwork, communication and problem solving skills;

• Providing interaction among students, teachers, and engineer mentors;

• Informing the community about the multi-disciplines within the engineering profession;

• Inspiring students to explore futuristic concepts and careers in engineering.

• The National Engineers Week Future City Competition requires:

Problem-solving

• Team work

• Research and presentation skills

• Practical math and science applications

• Computer skills