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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Awards and Advancement
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
What to expect at a Tournament
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
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
Accessibility and Sustainability Challenges
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
Working on our innovation Challenge and Driving Straight
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
Ready Set Go
The challenge elements are built, the tables are built, the team members have been identified and this Friday the team kicks off!! Yesterday we had our first parents meeting and it went as well as can be expected, Thanks to all of the patents that showed up. Bonus, we have a volunteer who is going …. Read More
Lego Computer Aided Design
Lego has a tool named LEGO Digital Designer that allows people to design their LEGO creations virtually before they every pick up a brick. And once you have your digital design completed, it will generate build instructions for you. FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams around the world have published designs on a whole wide array …. Read More
Today is Kickoff
It’s your turn to shape our growing FIRST City for the better! Learn about the CITY SHAPER Innovation Project, Robot Game, and FIRST Core Values. Learn more about FIRST LEGO League at www.firstlegoleague.org. CITY SHAPER Challenge and Resources: File Challenge Letter A4 CITY SHAPER Kickoff Video Mission Model Building Instructions Challenge Updates PDF Game Guide …. Read More