February 1, 2023 at 12:31 a.m.
According to the website futurecity.org: “The competition was made up of teams of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who developed a futuristic city based on the theme of the year. This year, teams tackled the Climate Change Challenge by choosing a climate change impact and designing one innovative and futuristic climate change adaptation and one mitigation strategy to keep their residents healthy and safe. These teams wrote an essay, created a model to scale, provided a project plan and presented to judges on their futuristic city at this event.”
Future City is a program of DiscoverE. DiscoverE is a nonprofit dedicated to providing global resources, programs and connections between K-12 students, engineers and STEM professionals. There is a special focus on reaching girls, and underrepresented and underserved students. DiscoverE is the backbone organization behind some of the earliest and most broadly adopted STEM and engineering programs available. They are free to all students. DiscoverE is supported by generous donors including the Bechtel Corporation, Bentley Systems, Collins Aerospace, Exxon Mobil, NCEES, Northrop Grumman Foundation, the Overdeck Family Foundation, Project Management Institute, Shell Oil Company, TE Connectivity, and others.
MORE NEWS STORIES
SOCIAL MEDIA
OSV NEWS
- Rhode Island celebrates Pope Leo declaration that baby’s healing was a true miracle
- Gaza parish attack, Marian devotion & vocations, St. Thomas More exhumation | Week in Review
- Catholic “American Ninja Warrior” fighting world hunger, one obstacle at a time
- Washington Roundup: Trump’s Epstein fallout; Congress backs rescissions; IRS church policy shifts
- Amid tragic deaths, Opus Dei men recalled as prayerful, inspiring sons of God
- Bishop places restrictions on Catholic influencer accused of misconduct, pending investigation
- Court blocks WA mandatory reporter law over lack of confession protections
- World leaders ‘appalled’ by Gaza church attack, amid calls between Vatican, Tel Aviv and Washington
- Houses destroyed, church burnt: new wave of violence against Syrian Christians
- Israeli PM calls pope, who urged the leader to start negotiations, ceasefire
Comments:
You must login to comment.