J.L. Long teacher Jeremy Turner is coaching the school’s first Future City team. So far, the team has designed a city plan using Sim City 4, and now they are building a model of their city in real life.
According to the Future City rules, the entire model must be constructed of recycled materials. So Turner and the kids have been collecting recycling to build their city. He sent me a laundry list of stuff they could use, which is posted after the jump.
But the things they need most, he says, are a large piece of plywood for the city’s base and art supplies: glue gun sticks, paint and other craft supplies. If you’ve got some of that stuff lying around, bring it to the office at J.L. Long and tell them it’s for Mr. Turner.
So far the team has designed the city, written a 1,000-word essay explaining how their city will meet energy needs and maintain a healthy planet, and they’ve written a narrative about their city’s key attributes. Building the model is the last step before presenting their city to a panel of judges later this month.
Here is the list of recycled items the team could use:
Plywood scraps
Hot glue
Hot glue gun
Big Lego blocks
Plastic wrap
Plastic tubes (like for aquariums)
Soda cans
Straws
Poster board
Boxes
Paint/spray paint
Newspapers
Styrofoam
White-Out
Small rocks
Tape
Sand paper
Small motor (like for fans)
Pipe cleaners
Toothpicks
Cotton
Paper (construction paper)
Clay
Paper clips
Dried bamboo
Dominos
Plastic cups (clear or colored)
Wire
Batteries (for moving parts)
Packaging tape
Electrical tape
Aluminum foil
Pringles cans
Raisin boxes
Milk cartons/jugs
Styrofoam peanuts
Elastic
Mirrored poster board
Cork
Light bulbs
Pill containers
Yogurt cups
Egg cartons
Pencils
Round Christmas ornaments
Play-Doh (or something like it)
Cans
String (yarn, floss, etc.)
Water bottles
Cardboard
Wrapping paper
Pipe cleaners
