➢ RULES ➢ ➢
➢ SCORING
➢ CALENDAR
➢ PLANNING
➢ SIMCITY DESIGN
➢ ESSAY
➢ CITY NARRATIVE
➢ 3-D MODEL
➢ PRESENTATION
➢ COMPETITION DAY
➢ PICTURES |
*All Scoring Rubrics are NEW for the 2009-2010 Program.
• Students will use SimCity 4 Deluxe™ software to develop a logical design of a city for the future.
• Cities must be progressed to at least 150 years.
• Population requirement for the designed city is 50,000 or greater.
• There are no restrictions on the environment, location or celestial body where the city exists.
• A pre-designed (medium or large) region must be used to create you city in. Regions must be selected here.
• Cheat codes are not allowed.
• SimCity Manual, Tutorial Presentation and Tutorial Video are on the national site.
• The team will build a 3-D Model of a section of their city. The section is a creative representation of the computer design
• and is not required to look exactly like the computer design.
• The model may be no larger than 25” (W) x 50” (L) x 20” (H) and weigh no more than 75 pounds. This includes open
• width of any doors on the model, rotating or flipping of the model, etc.
• Model must contain at least one moving part such as transportation, power generation or communications.
• Power sources must be self-contained.
• The model must be built to scale as defined by the team.
• Students will choose the materials for building the model. Material costs for the entire project may not exceed $100
• (cash and in-kind). Students are encouraged to use recycled items, this includes “dumpster diving” recyclables as
• well as household recyclables such as plastic, glass and tin.
• No perishable items or live animals may be used in the model.
• Include a 4x6 inch Model Identification Index Card to be displayed next to the model including: a) the name of the
• Future City, b) scale of the model, c) school name and d) names of the three presenting students, the teacher
• coach and the engineer mentor.
• The team will write a 700-1000 word Essay on an assigned engineering related topic. This year’s topic is “Providing an
• affordable green living space for people who have lost their home due to a disaster or financial emergency.”
• At least 3 sources of information must be cited on the essay reference page (Wikipedia may not be used as a reference).
• The team will also write a 300-500 word City Narrative describing the city’s key features and design attributes
• including the city’s infrastructure and its public services.
• Include the Future City NAME only on each page of both the Narrative and the Essay. The City Name must match the
• name submitted on all other requirements.
• Place the word count for each document at the end. Word count does not include titles or references.
• The team will prepare a verbal presentation of their city (5-7 minutes presentation, 5 minutes question/answer period).
• Presentations should be well polished.
• Students may design a presentation poster(s) as a demonstration aid. Size limitations shall not exceed a single display
• of 60” (W) x 36” (H) or two (2) displays not exceeding 30” (W) x 36” (H). The size does not include the easel, which will be provided.
• Other Demonstration Aids such as pointers, brochures, small mock-ups, etc used to assist with the presentation
• must collectively fit within a 6” x 6” x 12” volume (shoe box).
• Laptops, DVD/video players, audio equipment, etc. may not be used for the presentation.
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