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70 POINTS DELIVERABLE #5: DUE: DAY OF REGIONAL City Presentation COMPETITION – One handout and small mock-ups —All items in this Students give a 7-minute presentation discussing features category must collectively fit within a 6” x 6” x 12” of their future city and their solution to the challenge volume (e.g., a shoe box). followed by a question and answer period of 5–8 minutes Appendix: from the judges. Check with your Regional Coordinator for – One brochure —This is limited to one 8.5” x 11” sheet Deliverables City exact competition time limits. of paper. Presentation Engineers communicate with a variety of professionals •฀ Expense Limit: Stay within $100. The total value of ALL every day. Being able to talk about their ideas and the materials used in support of the presentation and solutions clearly and succinctly is a very important skill special awards, including the city model and costumes, that engineers and technical professionals use throughout may not exceed $100. All materials must be documented their careers. For this deliverable, students develop on the Competition Expense Form found in Appendix: these communication skills by creating and delivering Competition Information and at futurecity.org/resources a presentation that describes their future city and their (filter for Competition Forms & Project Plan.) innovative solutions to the age-friendly city challenge. •฀ Audiovisual equipment: Audiovisual equipment, includ- ing laptop computers, overhead projectors, DVD/video City Presentation Requirements players, iPods, iPads, and mp3 players, is not allowed. •฀ Time allowed: The presentation can be up to 7 min- City Presentation Resources utes, followed by a question and answer period of 5–8 minutes. Use these resources to help students create their •฀ Use visual aids and props. While the model is the presentations and practice them. primary demonstration aid, students may use pointers, •฀ Practice฀Questions: Students can get a sense of the display boards, flip charts, costumes, handouts, and kinds of questions the judges may ask. Available in late brochures during the presentation. With the exception October, download at futurecity.org/resources (filter for of a handout and costumes, any visible item that is not Handbook & Student Handouts.) part of the City Model will be deemed a visual aid and •฀ Videos฀of฀Presentations: These videos from past subject to the following size limitations: Champions and Runners-up show students what to – Display boards —Visual aids, such as flip charts, foam expect at the competition. They are found online at boards, poster boards, etc. must adhere to these futurecity.org/gallery. parameters: the display(s) must be standard size •฀ Competition฀Forms: Teams must complete these forms (24”x 36” for poster boards, 25”x 30” for flip charts) and bring them to the competition. Find them starting and up to two boards may be displayed concurrently. on page 91 and at futurecity.org/resources (filter for Note: signs created with a matte finish look better in Competition Forms & Project Plan). photographs. – Media Waiver – Flip Charts —If you are using prepared flip charts, – Honor Statement make sure your writing does not show through to the next page. Make your lettering BIG AND DARK. (Use – Competition Expense Form blue, black, brown, purple, or dark green markers.) •฀ Final Competition Checklist on page 80. – Costumes —These include anything the present- ers wear or carry that enhances the role they are depicting in their presentation (e.g., team t-shirts, cell phones, briefcases). 74

Appendix: Deliverables City Presentation Competition Scoring Scoring Deductions Teams can earn up to 70 points for their City Presentation. 2 points Don’t forget the Honor Statement. Make sure students have thoroughly covered all of these 15 points Remember, there is only a $100 budget for categories in the rubric to maximize points: the model, presentation materials, and special awards combined. Content & Delivery 35 points 15 points Pay attention to the official presentation dimensions (e.g., display sizes). Engineering and Technology 20 points 20 points Mind your manners, or points will be deducted. Judge Assessment 15 points DISQUALIFICATION Total 70 points Anyone caught destroying another team’s model is automatically disqualified. 75

•฀ Geography,฀ •฀ Discusses฀essay฀topic •฀ Supporting฀info฀ •฀ Concise,฀relevant •฀ City฀features,฀benefjts,฀ •฀ Major฀elements:฀intro,฀ •฀ Explains฀how฀the฀theme฀ •฀ Logical฀fmow,฀Transitions฀ •฀ Unique฀infrastructure฀ City 0 1 2 3 4 5 Presentation No Points Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent Requirements Poor-Fair Fair-Average Average quality. Above average Excellent quality. missing. quality. Fulfills quality. Fulfills Fulfills at least 85% quality. Fulfills 95% Fulfills 100% of Rubric at least 20% of at least 50% of of requirements. of requirements. requirements. requirements. requirements. Additional distinctive features. I. Content & Delivery 0 1 2 3 4 5 Appendix: (35 Points) Deliverables City Presentation 1. Presentation content, Poorly Poorly orga- Fair organiza- Fulfills all Well organized, Extremely well organized organized nized and miss- tion. Contains require- creative, and organized and no ing some major most major ments (major contains all ma- and creative. body, and conclusion. major elements. elements. elements, jor elements. Excellent variety elements Little relevant Some relevant, transitions, Supporting of effective between elements addressed. information. supporting supporting info info is relevant, supporting information. that could be concise, but information (definitions, examples, Some transi- more relevant, could be better. providing cred- statistics, quotes, etc.) tions. concise). Could ibility. Concise, develop ideas relevant. more thor- oughly. 2. Overall city design & No Very brief or Fair descrip- Good overall Very good de- Excellent de- features description incomplete tion of the description of scription of city. scription of city. of city. description of city. Some the city. Many Many benefits Highly innova- and aesthetics the city. Few distinctive distinctive and innova- tive technology benefits or in- benefits and benefits and tions explained. applied through- demographics or novations dis- innovations innovations Futuristic and out. Explained in distinctive cussed. Little explained. explained. believable. detail. Futuristic characteristics explanation or Somewhat Somewhat and believable. not believable. futuristic and futuristic and and services (e.g., believable. believable. transportation, energy, waste or pollution control) 3. Essay topic The Age- Essay Refers to Briefly dis- Discusses Discusses the Discusses the Friendly City theme not essay briefly; cusses essay the essay essay topic and essay topic and addressed. little or no topic and topic and solution. Good solution with discussion of solution. No solution; some supporting excellent sup- influenced the city other program real support- supporting facts. Solution porting facts. design or development components. ing facts. Little facts. Solution innovative or Excellent expla- explanation is adequate, futuristic. Fully nation of how of how their somewhat explains how their city design city design innovative. their city design incorporates the incorporates Somewhat incorporates theme. the theme. explains how the theme. their city design incor- porates the theme. DOWNLOAD THIS RUBRIC at futurecity.org/resources (filter for Rules and Rubrics). O E N N L I 76