2013-2014 Washington State Regional Future City Competition

1. 2013-2014 Washington State Regional Future City Competition TEACHER/MENTOR ORIENTATION WORKSHOP Fall, 2013 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

2. Agenda • Introductions • Learning Blocks • Role of Engineer, Teacher & Students • Organizing your Future City Students • Changes for this Year • Regional Competition • Schedule/Deliverables • Competition Scoring • Future City Overview • Questions & Answers 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

3. Washington State Future City Committee • Karen Pavletich (Regional Coordinator) • Stephen Allen (Treasurer/Webmaster) • Leann Kostek (Sponsorship Coordinator) • Tanya Panomvana(Publicity) • Jens Nedrud/Katrina Alexander (Teacher/School Coordinators) • Curtis Lu (Mentor Coordinator) • Hannah Jimma (Competition Day Coordinator) • Jeanne Harshbarger (Judging Coordinator) • Josh (Awards/Prizes) • Louis Tibbs/Kassidy Warren/ (Scoring Co-Coordinator and SimCity Program Resources) • Franklin Lu/Del Johnson/Jenny Boyer/Ponet Neuansourinh (Members-at-Large) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

4. Can I do Future City without competing? Yes! Future City is first and foremost a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program. Educators, parents, and mentors are encouraged to adapt Future City to match their individual educational goals. Over the years, educators and mentors have used the Virtual City Design to teach city planning; the Essay to strengthen research and writing skills; and the Physical Model to understand scale, potential and kinetic energy, and city planning. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

5. Evaluations find Future City Teaches 21 Century Skills Educators, mentors, and parents agree Future City is strengthening students’ skills. Educators Mentors Parents • Teamwork 84% 89% 90% • Public Speaking 75% 85% 80% • Project Management 74% 76% 83% • Working Independently 71% 76% 84% • Writing & Research 66% 81% 79% 91% of educators said they would recommend Future City to a colleague. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

6. Future City Overview in 5 minutes • http://futurecity.org/national-news/future-city-epk 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

7. Now live on http://futurecity.org/stepbystep The tutorial videos have been integrated into the stepbystep pages. Each video lives within its related section. (e.g., the SimCity tutorial video is on the overview page of the Design the Virtual City page. ) Resources: Video Tutorials 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

8. Learning Blocks Our online Learning Blocks are another great resource you can use to underpin Future City’s key concepts, or to use independently of the competition. There are four different Learning Blocks—City Planning: Zoning and Infrastructure; SimCity: Understanding the Game; Model Building Concepts; and Model Construction. Each Learning Block includes: • Hands-on Activities • Background Information • Key Terms & Concepts • Links to National Standards • Additional Resources Check out the Learning Blocks at www.futurecity.org/learningblocks 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

9. Role of Engineering Mentor • May be students first contact with an engineer • Provide input and technical advice • Help with project planning • Establish deadlines and goals • Provide reality check • Help with understanding the rules • Let the students do the work • See pages 9 & 10. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

10. Finding an Engineering Mentor Benefits of Recruiting Your Own Engineering Mentor • Self interest: Volunteers with a close relationship to your school (e.g., parents of your students) will automatically be more interested in helping to enhance the learning process • Knowledge: Local volunteers will have an increased awareness of local concerns and the resources and goals of your school • Better outcomes: You have a better chance for success with a volunteer you have chosen. Finding Engineering Mentor • Ask an engineer who has visited your classroom on other occasions (career days, science fair judging). • Appeal to the parents of the students in your class or school. Place an article in the school newspaper or send a letter home with the students. • Check with your colleagues at the school. Perhaps one of them is married to or knows an engineer. • Contact your school’s business partners. A local contact that has made a community commitment is an "easy" target. • Contact your City's Bureau of Engineers. City partnerships with the local school district are usually a priority. • Tap into other community resources such as YMCA, PTA, churches, museums. They may have volunteers that are willing to help. • Issue a school press release announcing your participation and the need for a volunteer. • Look in the phone book under "Engineering" firms. Call to see if they are interested in education programs and community service. • Check with the local chapters of the major engineering professional associations http://pseconline.org/Societies/ 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

11. Role of Teacher • Facilitator and advisor • Organize the team within the school • Assure competition rules are followed • Maintain contact with the engineer mentor • Keep students on task • National Education Standards (pgs 64-79) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

12. Role of Student • Actual creators of the “Future City” • All team members provide input • Agree on compromise when there is disagreement • Have FUN!! 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

13. Organizing your Future City Students • Single Team from One School or Classroom (Three Students) • Multiple Teams from One School or Classroom (Multiple groups of three students) • Large Group or Classroom Collective Effort (More than three students working together on one team) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

14. Organizing your Future City Students • See page 9 of your handbook for more details on how to organize your students. • The classroom collective effort is a great way to involve more students in the program. • Keep in mind though that if you choose the collective effort that your group will have to self-select three presenters (which have been chosen by teacher or peers). Those will be the three “official student team members” for both the Regional and National Competitions. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

15. Changes for 2013/2014 • New Regional Venue – Museum of Flight • Choice of game format new SimCity or SimCity4 (will be judged with same rubric) • Online Submission Center via National Future City Website • Updated scoring, still 5 components was 400 points now 290 points 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

16. Changes from 2012-2013 • Clubs can now participate. Members of a nationally, regionally, or state recognized youth-focused organization, such as the Boys or Girls Scouts; Boys and Girls Clubs; 4-H, etc. Not sure if your organization qualifies? Contact info@futurecity.org. • For SimCity4 MAC download codes are no longer available. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

17. Competition Timeline • While our deadline for SimCity Disk File, Research Essay and City Narrative is not until Jan. 13th – we do encourage team’s to work hard and try to meet the Dec. 20th “Early Submittal” deadline. • Teams will need to monitor their progress. • Teacher can assign earlier due dates for the deliverables if their students need more structure to the schedule.  • We encourage teams to assign a project manager role to one of their team members.   2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

18. Competition Schedule / Submittal Deadlines Tuesday, December 20, 2013 Teams will be eligible for an "Early Submittal" drawing if they have turned in: • SimCity Disk File • City Narrative Form (pg. 34) and City Narrative (500 words) • Research Essay Form (pg. 30) and Essay (1000 words) Monday, January 13, 2014 (in our hands by the end of business day, absolute last day to submit - no late submittals will be accepted) • SimCity Disk File • City Narrative Form (pg. 34) and City Narrative (500 words) • Research Essay Form (pg. 30) and Essay (1000 words) Friday, January 17, 2014 • Final Team Registration Form (form to be provided later – see our Washington State Future City Web Site) • Honors Statement (pg. 48) • Media Waiver Form (pg. 49) • Home School Affidavit (if applicable, pg. 12) Saturday, January 25, 2014 NEW VENUE THIS YEAR – Museum of Flight @ Boeing Field 9404 East Marginal Way S, Seattle WARegional Competition Day • Physical City Model • Competition Expense Form (pg. 42) • Oral Presentation 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

19. Guidelines for Project Management (pg 11) September – November 1. Choose your SimCity format involving your schools IT specialist in the decision. 2. Check for online training on the national FC website. 3. Meet with student, introduce program, decide team format and decide how often to meet. 4. Recruit and meet with your engineer mentor. 5. Identify major task that need to be completed. Post calendar with deadlines and work with students to estimate how much time is needed for each task. 6. Introduce SimCity and begin to plan and design Virtual City. 7. Start researching, outlining and creating rough draft of the essay. 8. Start gathering recyclable materials for the physical models. October – December 1. Continue to design virtual city. 2. Start building the physical model of your Future City. 3. Finish researching and writing the essay. 4. Finish and upload Virtual City Design at www.futurecity.org (see due dates on schedule) 4. Write the City Narrative. 5. Upload your Research Essay and City Narrative www.futurecity.org (see due dates on schedule). 6. Celebrate achievement of milestones and evaluate progress to date. December – January 1. Continue to work on the physical model. 2. Develop and practice the presentation. 3. In January, compete in the regional Future City Competition. 4. Celebrate achievements. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

20. Regional Competition • When • Saturday, January 25, 2014 • Where • Museum of Flight @ Boeing Field • 9404 East Marginal Way S, Seattle WA • Time • Registration will open at 7:30 a.m. Final schedule will depend on number of teams actually attending (Team registration forms due Jan 13, 2013) • Cost • Team members provide their own transportation, meals and any overnight expenses 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

21. Competition Format • Morning “run-off competition” • Up to 5 teams from each school may compete • Afternoon “regional competition” • 5 finalists from the morning competition • Only one finalist from any individual school 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

22. Competition Scoring Points Scored: • Virtual City Design (pg. 13) was 80pts 60 pts • Essay/Narrative (pgs. 20 / 31)was 75/25pts 60/20 pts • Physical Model (pg. 35) was 120pts 90 pts • Team Presentation (pg. 43) was 90 pts60 pts 290 pts Last year the total points scored was 400. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

23. Competition Scoring Scoring Deductions (pg 52): • Don’t lose easy points. Become familiar with deductions. • There are deductions for exceeding essay and narrative word counts • There are deductions for missing the honor statement. All teams will be asked to turn in their completed honor statement. • Rude behavior or disruption of judging by any team member or their guest qualifies as unsportsmanlike conduct and a 20 point deduction. • See deductions for the new SimCity 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

24. Competition Scoring Judges’ decisions are final • At the regional level the Regional Coordinator has the final word on any dispute. There is NO National appeals process. • At the National Finals the Judges’ decisions are final. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

25. Regional Competition Prizes • Prizes • 1st Place Team - Trip to National Competition in Washington DC (if we get 20 registered school, TBD otherwise) • 2nd Place Team - TBD • 3rd Place Team – TBD • Medals • Medals for all participants at Regional Competition • Other • Future City T-shirts • Door prizes • Certificates 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

26. Additional Team Members??? While we would like to be able to give out t-shirts and prizes to all the kids that support Future City Teams, our budget is just not there. If you have additional students supporting your team members – let us know in advance and we can let you know the cost of additional t-shirts and gift bags. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

27. Following the Regional Competition • National Competition • Need 20 registered schools to advance from Region to National competition. • Trip to Washington DC, February 15-19, 2014 for Regional winning team (hotel & airfare Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 3 team members, teacher & mentor) • $7500 for organization’s STEM program and a Trip to U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama for National winning team 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

28. Guidelines for Project Management (pg 11) September – November Hold your initial meetings for the Future City team. 1. Decide your Future City team format. 2. Meet with your team(s) to share the components of the program. 3. Recruit and coordinate with your engineer mentor. 4. Introduce students to SimCity 4 Deluxe. 5. Work on Program Components: a. Plan the future City b. Use SimCity to design and simulate the future city c. Begin researching, outlining, and creating the rough draft of the 1000 word essay. d. Begin gathering recyclable materials for your model. October – December 1. Start building the physical model of your Future City. a. Decide what portion of the city you will build. b. Decide on the scale of your model. 2. Submit the SimCity 4 Deluxe™ city design of Future City to Regional Coordinator 3. Write a 500 word narrative describing your Future City. 4. Finish researching and writing the essay. 5. Submit the Research Essay and City Narrative to your Regional Coordinator. 6. Celebrate achievement of milestones and evaluate progress to date. December – January 1. Create presentation. 2. Practice presentation. 3. In January, compete in the regional Future City Competition. 4. Celebrate achievements. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

29. ‘Average’ Is Great! “One of the joys of the Future City Competition is that it appeals to ‘average’ students; we saw that average students produce well-above-average results. Don’t limit the program and exclude these seemingly average students who have the potential for greatness” – Region Coordinator 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

30. Future City Overview • Design Virtual City • Research & Write Essay on this Year’s Theme • Write a City Narrative • Build the Physical Model • Present Your City 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

31. Design Virtual City • SimCity is a computer game/simulation that allows the team to design, build, and run a city! • First phase of the competition. Worth 60 points out of total of 290 competition points. • Great "incentive" for students to get involved. • It's more than just a game… understand the objectives and the judging criteria! • Several iterations of computer city design will probably be needed. • Avoid the last minute panics and disasters! • SimCity Help & Support • Learning Blocks: SimCity – Understanding the Game & City Planning, www.futurecity.org/learningblocks • See the regional websitehttp://washingtonfuturecity.org/simcity.htmlSend email to our expert Louis Tibbs at Louis.Tibbs@pse.com 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

32. SimCity – Origin Account & Firewall Issues • Firewall Issues – both SimCity ames require you to install the free EA gaming system Origin on your computer. • To play the new SimCity the computer must be connected to the Internet access the cloud-based version of SimCity via an Origin account. • Some school’s firewalls need to be altered to allow access to Origin and SimCity. Consult your IT dept and www.origin.com/faq 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

33. Using the new SimCity • Using the new SimCity you must design the city using the Whitewater Valley region. • Teams then choose to build their city from any of 5 sites within the region. • When you create you new city write down the name of the server you select when you create your city. • Teams will not need to upload their city for submittal. We are working out how you will provide you Origin user name and password. You will still need to complete the Virtual City Form 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

34. For those staying with SimCity4 this year–no MAC software • Electronic Arts (EA) is not providing SimCity4 in the MAC version. If you have no PC options and are unable to find any MAC copies, please contact me. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

35. Sim City Cheat Codes • The only cheat code allowed by Future City is the “whererufrom” code to change the name of your City. • No other cheat code should be used at any time. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

36. Getting Started - SimCity 4 • Teams must design their city in the pre-designed Medium City Starter Region. Download this at www.futurecity.org/resources • City must be started from scratch each year. • Your city needs to progress to at least 150 year into the future and have a population of at least 50,000. • Check out our regional website for submitting / saving your SimCity Files http://washingtonfuturecity.org/simcity.html • SimCity 4 is a temperamental program! • Save Often. Save Often. Save Often. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

37. Computer Design Scoring Virtual City Design Rubric (pg 16-18) • City Plan (15 points) • Basic Svcs & Requirements (15 points) • Tradeoffs (18 points) • City Management (12 points) • Note – Virtual City form added this year (there had been Benchmark Form that was dropped last year) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

38. SimCity Using SimCity stimulates awareness about the complex relationships and dynamics of citizen needs, growth, taxation, revenues and sustainability. Discuss how the decisions the students made about what to build, when to build it and whether to build affected wither people wanted to move and remain in their city. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

39. Research & Write Essay & Narrative • Research Essay Form (pg 30), Research Essay Rubric (pgs 28-29) • Research Essay Question & Web Resources (pgs 20-27) • City Narrative (pgs 31-32) • City Narrative Form (pg 34), City Narrative Rubric (pg 33) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

40. Essay Topic “Tomorrow’s Transit: Design a way to move people in and around your city.” Think about a field trip in our own back yard: Take a visit to your local city, county or WSDOT public works department. Explore some local traffic sites. / Take a look at some of the suggested web-sites on pg 26. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

41. Fuel Your Future Research Essay Rubric • Define the Problem (6 points) • Specs and Solution (15 points) • Understand Engr Role (6 points) • Judge Assessment of Solution (15 points) • Understand Engr Role (6 points) • Writing Skills (18 points) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

42. Question & Answer #1 • Question: • Is the 500 word city narrative supposed to just describe the “Future City” created with SimCity 4 or is it supposed to include the components represented in the physical model of the Future City? • Answer: • The description in the narrative is not limited to the computer city created with SimCity 4. It should describe the whole “Future City” described by a combination of the computer model, essay, and physical model. The judges for the essay and narrative will probably not be the same ones that will be judging the computer model. The narrative may be used as a reference for the judges on competition day to get an overall idea about the team’s “Future City” and as a resource for questions that they may ask the team. Teams can go to www.futurecity.org and view the winning abstracts and essays from previous national competition to use as examples (go to “Site Map” and click on “Winning Essays”). 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

43. City Narrative Rubric • Describe the City (12 points) • Writing Skills (8 points) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

44. Build the Model • Future City Model (pg 35-37) • Model Rules (pg 50) • Physical Model Rubric (pg 38-40) • Expense Form (pg 41) • Model Tips and Examples – Check out the past!!! http://washingtonfuturecity.org/pictures.html http://futurecity.org/gallery 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

45. Model Scoring Future City Model Rubric (pg 38-40) • Creativity (20 points) • Quality and Scale (18 points) • City Design (42 points) • Materials & Moving Part(s) (18 points) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

46. Clarification on Model Rules • For the physical models it is now stated in rule 24 (pg 51): Teams must begin with a new model each year and are not allowed to use a previous year’s physical model (note: individual materials, including the model’s platform, may be reused). 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

47. Question & Answer #2 • Question: • How do you justify making wild and creative aspects of your city in the physical model and essay but only have standard components in the computer model? An example would be making an underground city in the physical model and essay but only have the option of standard city components in the SimCity model. Or a wild, magnetic levitation system of transportation in the physical model but not have that in the computer model. • Answer: • It is OK for the kids to be creative in their physical model, to explain concepts that are not available in the SimCity 4 design function of the city. “The model does not have to be an exact building-by-building duplication of the Computer Design. Rather, the purpose of the model is to give a 3-dimensional, creative representation of the students’ vision of their city.” 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

48. Question & Answer #3 • Question: • What limitations to the students have with regard to what technology they use in their Future City? Is it just "if they can think of it, then they can do it" or is there any rule that says they have to be rooted in reality in any way? How do you define this? Does the technology have to be something that is currently being researched or can it be anything? • Answer: • The technology should be based in some type of reality, but we don't have a specific rule. This subject would be covered when the students present their models to the judges and have to explain their city and working components. It can be a technology that is not yet verified, but possible. It is up to the engineer mentor to guide the discussion. 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

49. Question & Answer #4 • Question: • How picky are the judges going to be about the size of the model and presentation materials? • Answer: • This is an engineering competition and precise dimensions are an import aspect of engineering. The rules specify maximum dimensions for the model which include the model base board and any supporting braces (see pg. 35). There are 15 point penalties (pg. 37) if the judge finds that the model or presentation materials exceed the maximum dimensions (even by a fraction of an inch). Remember that the judge’s decision is final and there is no appeal. We recommend that you make the model slightly smaller than the maximum dimensions to that there will be no question whether it meets the requirements. The size does not include the table or easel stand, if one is used. It does include things hanging from or attached to the presentation material (like balloons and other props). 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition

50. Team Presentation • Rules (pg. 50) • Presentation Not to Exceed 7 Minutes • QA w/ Judges 5-8 Minutes • Presentation (pg. 43-45) 2013-2014 Washington State Future City Competition