Take your Robotics Skills to the Next Level and participate in the First Lego League (FLL) Challenges:
- FLL Jr. Challenge: (Ages 6-10)
- FLL Challenge: (Ages 9-14)
FLL Jr. Robotics Team
FLL Jr. Team Requirements
- Students ages 6 to 10 years old
- Attend a mandatory 3-hour training session
- Maturity to work in small team
- Participation in a minimum of 8 sessions
- Availability to attend one half-day official FLL Jr. Exposition in November/December
- Practice of US First’s Core Values of strong work ethics, teamwork and sportsmanship
2018-2019 FLL Jr. Challenge
- This year’s challenge is BOOMTOWN BUILD.
- Team of 2 to 6 students research a problem related to this year’s theme and develop a solution using Legos with one moving part and a presentation with a Show Me poster. While the students are coached, they accomplish all of the work on their own.
- The FLL Jr. Challenge is non-competitive and teams present their solution at an official FLL Exposition.
- Teams meet weekly for 1.5 hour on Wednesdays 4:30pm-6pm 9/18 to 11/6.
Registration
- Registration fee for the Fall is $250 and includes
- Minimum 8 sessions from September to November
- Material needed to complete the challenge
- Team t-shirt
- Participation in FLL Jr. Exposition
- Mandatory 3-hour training session
- Registration deadline is August 15th (Space is limited. After the deadline, registration fee is NON-REFUNDABLE).
FLL Robotics Team
- Students ages 10 to 14 years old
- Attend a mandatory 6-hour training session
- Maturity to work in small team
- Participation in a minimum of 8 sessions
- Availability to attend one half-day official FLL Exposition in November/December
- Practice of US First’s Core Values of strong work ethics, teamwork and sportsmanship
2018-2019 FLL Challenge
- This year’s challenge is CITY SHAPERS.
- Team of 4 to 8 students research a real STEM problem and develop a solution that involves designing, building and programming a robot. While the students are coached, they accomplish all of the work on their own.
- The FLL Challenge is competitive and teams present their solution at an official FLL Exposition.
- Teams meet weekly for a minimum of 2 hours.