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South Coast Girls Create Prototypes Of "Cities Of The Future"

This team of middle school girls creates a prototype of an eco-friendly future city

Middle school girls on the South Coast are using their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills to create their own innovations.

Using scissors, glue and tape to attach things like astroturf, tin foil, play-doh and bubble wrap to their projects, more than 80 nine to 13-year-old girls from Ventura County schools are building prototypes of future cities at this STEM Innovation Challenge at Cal State Channel Islands in Camarillo.

Thirteen-year-old Eva Kewley said her team built a city that’s divided into four sections. 

“An energy section focused on creating energy but keeping the air clean. We have a plant section that produces all the agriculture and livestock for our city. We have a water section which absorbs the rain water. And we have a fun zone section to come and relax and play,” she said.

The free event is hosted by the university’s Entrepreneurship and Small Business Institute, and it's meant to get girls excited about STEM careers.

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