We have 18 5th-8th grade PJHS students who said they were interested in joining out first ever First Lego League (FLL). When a team can only have 10 students, what else is there to do but add another team! Our first practice of 2 1/2 hours just flew by! Even the kiddos could not believe when I told them there were only 10 minutes left. We began practice with going over what they could expect for the season with core values, the robot project, and the robot game. Then, we watched a description of each mission, went to the game board to actually see what it would like, and discuses first thoughts about how we can do this. After a quick break we broke up into 4 teams to work on a Survival Core Values activity. We ended practice working with a partner to build a basic robot. We all had a BLAST! p.s. I even gave homework :) But, I don't think they will mind the tasks they have to research-they were all hooked.
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FIRST LEGO LEAGUE IS HERE!! FIRST LEGO LEAGUE IS HERE!!
ANYONE in grades 5-8 is welcome! What is FLL? First Lego League is a robotics program for 9 to 14 year olds, which is designed to get children excited about science, technology, engineering, and math-- and teach them valuable employment and life skills. In FLL, teams learn both through what we do (the Robot Game and the Project) and how we do it (the FLL Core Values). Through the Robot Game teams build and program an autonomous robot using LEGO EV3 MINDSTORMS. Our team will have 2 ½ minutes to accomplish our chosen missions. Missions that are successful in the allotted time will receive completion points. Through the project, teams explore an actual problem that today’s scientists and engineers are trying to solve, develop an innovative solution to that problem (either by creating something that doesn't exist or build upon something that does), and share their findings with others. This year's theme is Into Orbit and will deal with solving problems in space. We are very excited to welcome Caterpillar as our sponsor this year! We look forward to their mentorship in our program. Our robotics season will be August-January-with meetings at least one day (2 1/2 hours) after school each week. If this sounds like something your child would like to join this year, please attend a parent and student meeting on Thursday, August 23 at 5:30 p.m in the Library at Pontiac Junior High School. The First Lego League team members will be chosen and notified Friday, August 24 before the end of the school day. If you are unable to attend or have questions please email the Head Coach, Christine Chiodo, at [email protected] First Lego League Site- https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll This year's challenge- https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll/challenge-and-season-info |
Christine ChiodoI am a junior high teacher at Pontiac Junior High School. Archives
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