Dowell TCEA NXT/EV3 Robotics Contest
Engineering Competitions
Collin County Boosting Engineering, Science, & Technology
Sept. - Oct. 2015 |
What is BEST?The BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) program is a sports-like technology competition that hopes to inspire and motivate students towards studies and careers in engineering, science, and technology. Collin County (CoCo BEST) is one of several hubs throughout the state and nation.
What sets this program apart from others is:
What is CoCo BEST?CoCo Best is the Collin County hub of the Texas Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) contest. The contest is for everyone, not just potential engineers or scientists. Graphical arts, music, fundraising, organizational skills, leadership, and teaming are just a few of the additional skills emphasized. About 24 teams will participate this year.
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National Engineers' Week Future City
Sept. 2015 - Jan. 2016 |
What is Future City?The Future City Competition is a national, project-based learning experience where students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade imagine, design, and build cities of the future. Students work as a team with an educator and engineer mentor to plan cities using SimCity™ 4 Deluxe software; research and write solutions to an engineering problem; build tabletop scale models with recycled materials; and present their ideas before judges at Regional Competitions in January. Regional winners represent their region at the National Finals in Washington, DC in February.
Engages Kids in Engineering and so much moreThis flexible, cross-curricular educational program gives students an opportunity to do the things that engineers do—identify problems; brainstorm ideas; design solutions; test, retest and build; and share their results. This process is called the engineering design process. With this at its center, Future City is an engaging way to build students’ 21st century skills. Students participating in Future City:
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