What is FIRST LEGO LEAGUE? By Sanjay and Arvind Seshan
WhatisFIRSTLEGOLEAGUE?
BySanjayandArvindSeshan
FIRSTLEGOLeagueOverview
• InternationalcompetitionorganizedbyFIRST• Forkidsages9-14inNorthAmericaand9-16elsewhere• Eachyearhasatheme• About29,000studentsinover80countriesparticipateinFLL• RunsapproximatelyfromSeptember– December(orlongerifyouqualifyforStateandInternational-levelChampionships)
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ThreePartstoFIRSTLEGOLeague
ResearchProject
RobotGame
CoreValues
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RobotGame• Goal:
• CompleteLEGO-basedmissionsin2.5mins
• BuildaLEGOMINDSTORMSrobotandprogramittoautonomouslysolvethemissions
• Teamsparticipateintimedmatches
• Teamsarejudgedonthequalityoftheirdesign,strategy,innovation&programming
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ResearchProject• Goal:
• Identifyaproblem• Comeupwithaninnovativesolution
• Sharethesolutionwithothers
• Thetopicisalwaysrelatedtotheyear’stheme
• Teamsarejudgedbasedonthequalityoftheirresearchandsolution,butalsothecreativityoftheirpresentationtojudges
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CoreValues• Goal:
• Helpingandworkingwitheachotherandotherteams(GraciousProfessionalismandCoopertition)
• SpreadingSTEM• Inspiringothers
• Manyteamsdooutreacheventssuchasrunningademoatalibrary
• Teamsdeveloptheirownidentitywithteamshirts,hatsandeventeamhaircuts!
• Teamsarejudgedbasedonhowstudentsworktogether,andtheirunderstandingandapplicationofthe8CoreValues(https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll/core-values) 6
FIRSTLEGOLeagueisHARDFUN!• LearnSTEMskills (Math,
Science,Research…)• Learn lifeskills (teamwork,
presentation,interviewing,confidence…)
• Makefriends fromaroundtheworld
• Havefun!
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UsefulResources
• CoachingResources:• FIRSTSteps:http://info.firstinspires.org/fllfirststepsrequest
• ProgrammingLessons/StarterRobotDesigns:• www.EV3Lessons.com
• ChallengeDocuments:• http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge
• Organizersineachcountry:• http://www.firstlegoleague.org/countries
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Credits
• ThispresentationwascompiledbySanjayandArvindSeshan• PhotosBy:NottheDroidsYouAreLookingFor,RazorbackFIRSTLEGOLeagueInvitational(2015)
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