The Wyngate lego First LEGO League (FLL) team had its inaugural last year. The year went well, 11 kids worked for 3 months and competed in an FLL qualifier event. The plan (prior to covid) was to grow the program this year to 2 teams, or 20 kids. Unfortunately due to covid, plans have changed. …. Read More
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There are many awards that a team may earn at a qualifier, Innovation Project, Core Values, Robot Design, Global Innovation, Robot Performance, and Champions Award are some examples. Not every Qualifier may have each award. Advancement and Champions Award The Champions Award and Advancement process has changed for the 2019-2020 City Shaper Season! Both the Champions …. Read More
FIRST LEGO League tournaments are filled with FUN, teamwork, and are a celebration that encourage our young scientists. Behind the scenes there is a massive volunteer coordination effort that ensures a great event for each team. Prepared coaches and teams will lead to a great experience for everyone. Registration Teams should bring four copies of …. Read More
Preparing for your Qualifier: Essential Items from Tech Bricks Lessons Learned from 14 Years of FLL Qualifiers, Mentoring, and Running Events FLL is now entering tournament season when many states and regions run qualifiers to promote teams to the state or regional tournaments. So here are a few simple tips to help your team be …. Read More
Good News, We have been assigned our competition date so Please save the Date. Rockville Science Center FLL Qualifier – hosted at the Universities at Shady Grove, which will occur on 1/11/2020. The event will run from 8 am to 4 pm roughly. We will get you a more detailed agenda once it is published. …. Read More
This Tuesday the kids discussed accessibility. We talked about what accessibility is (physical and mental), how the school is designed for accessibility and how our design project of school design needs to consider accessibility. The kids were extremely creative when it came to ways to make the classroom a welcoming space for everyone. Once we …. Read More
This Tuesday the kids worked on the Innovation Challenge https://fllblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/resources-to-build-your-innovation-project/ The kids have decided to focus on classroom and school design. We will be working to flush out our approach over the next few weeks and as we build our 5 minute presentation. On Friday the kids worked on the robot challenges. We split up into …. Read More
Yesterday we picked our team name. We will hence forth be known and The Mind Crafters. The Rad Unicorns and Kazooka came in second and third place respectively when we were down to the final three. Lots of opinions on this decision, so this may be something fun to ask about at home Yesterday we …. Read More
