The national association of engineers sponsors a "Future City Competition' in which junior high school students design a city, based on the premise that toxic chemicals have rendered the planet uninhabitable.
"Toxic chemicals have rendered the planet uninhabitable. How will mankind survive?... The competition in Phoenix started 10 years ago to encourage students to consider careers in engineering at a time when the nation is facing a severe shortage of engineers that is only expected to get worse.
'It shows kids that engineering is a fun occupation,' said Michael Andrews, an electrical engineer and the competition's coordinator. Working in teams of three or four, students spend several months designing a city of the future and building a scale model, preferably using as many recycled objects as possible."
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