1 Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program I. Introductory Workshop for ORTOP’s FLL Program 2011 Opening doors to the worlds of science and technology for Oregon’s youth

2 Instructor Contacts Roger Swanson Jim Ryan Ken Cone (503) Dale Jordan

3 ORTOP Project Administrator Cathy Swider (503)

4 Today’s Goal Provide an understanding of the ORTOP and FLL programs Show the value these programs bring to our youth Demonstrate the fun and excitement by building and programming a LEGO ® robot Explain the opportunities for your involvement

5 Agenda Introductions Our motivations The ORTOP and FLL Programs Build a LEGO ® robot and try it out More on FLL Teams Simple programming of your robot Along the way: A complete Body Forward field set-up kit and a video of a previous tournament

6 The Problem Fast growing demand for engineers, technicians, and other technologists Slow growing supply of young people interested in technology, especially among women and minorities How do we expose youngsters to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at an early age so they might pursue such a course in later studies?

7 The Opportunity with FIRST ® Programs from FIRST ® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Jr.FLL (Junior FIRST ® LEGO ® League) 6-9 year- olds – initial ORTOP pilot in 2006 FLL (FIRST ® LEGO ® League) 9-14 year olds – started by ORTOP in 2001 FTC (FIRST ® Tech Challenge) for high school students – initial ORTOP pilot in 2006 FRC (FIRST ® Robotics Competition) for high school students – not an ORTOP program but active in Oregon "To create a world where science and technology are celebrated.. where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes"

8 FIRST ® Philosophy ”[We] share the philosophy that children learn best by doing hands-on, minds-on activities which challenge their intellect and creativity. The FLL program accomplishes this task in a healthy environment and shows kids that they can succeed where they may have never thought they could." Dean Kamen, FIRST ® Founder

9 The Opportunity -- FLL FIRST ® LEGO ® League (FLL) Targets 9-14 year olds Uses relatively inexpensive LEGO ® robotics kits Defines a mini engineering project based on real-world problems Features hands-on experience and multi- disciplinary teamwork Show these youth that STEM studies can be fun

10 ORTOP (Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program) Runs the FLL (as well as Jr.FLL and FTC) program in Oregon and southwest Washington Connected to the Chancellor’s Office of the Oregon University System Heavily volunteer based Opening doors to the worlds of science and technology for Oregon’s youth

11 Additional ORTOP Outreach Reach out to girls and minorities Look for partners that can help: Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, 4H, etc. Special outreach to schools and community organizations with the demographics that fit our focus Scholarship program so cost does not limit participation Every team that registers gets to participate in a tournament Success for a team is working together through the season and showcasing their results in a tournament SUCCESS = PARTICIPATION

12 Build a Robot Let’s take a break from all this talking and get out the LEGO ® kits to have some fun building an NXT robot!

13 Before We Start The NXT Outputs(A,B,C) Inputs (1,2,3,4) Buttons (Enter, Back, Left, Right) USB port Motors Sensors Touch sensor, light sensor, color sensor, ultrasonic sensor, rotation sensor

14 Build the Sample Robot Follow pages 2-10 and in the booklet to build your base robot Do not build the following assemblies – they should be already assembled in your kits: Caster Mount (pages ) Cowcatcher (pages 32 – 33) Fork Lift (pages 34 – 35) Left light sensor (pages 24-27), touch sensor (pages 28-29), and ultra-sonic sensor (pages ) may or may not already be assembled.

15 Build the Sample Robot (cont.) Add the left light sensor (page 25) Add the touch sensor (page 29) Color of parts need not match what is in the photos. These assembly instructions can be found with all the workshop materials at:

16 What Is an FLL Team? 4-10 youngsters each Ages 9-14 Led by coach and mentor Coach – adult with overall responsibility for the team Mentor – technical expertise Sources of teams Schools Community groups Neighborhoods

17 The FLL Team Experience Miniature engineering project team stressing Creativity and teamwork Engineering principles: requirements, alternatives, rapid prototyping, testing, … Hands-on problem solving Context is a real-world situation Illustrates multiple roles: Designers, Builders, Programmers, Sales and Marketing Insights into possible careers The youngsters do the work – FLL Coaches’ Honor Code and FLL Core Values

18 FLL Team Costs Start-up Costs FLL NXT Robot Set: $420 Materials for table (do not need light): Around $50 Yearly Costs FLL Team Registration Fee: $225 Oregon Qualifying Tournament Fee: $75 Oregon Championship Tournament Fee: $50 Field Setup Kit: $65 Misc. including batteries, shipping: $50-$100 First-year total: $ Subsequent years total: $415-$515

19 The Team Timeline April – Sept.: Teams form May 2: Registration with FLL opens – robot kits and registration materials begin to ship June – Sept.: ORTOP workshops Aug.: Field set-up kits begin to ship Sept. 2: The Food Factor Challenge is released Teams develop their solutions for ~3 mo. Culminating event is the Tournament Qualifying tournaments in early December Championship tournaments in January

20 Tournament Structure Less focus on competition and more on showcasing the team’s learning and results Qualifying Tournaments Around teams each Organized by Qualifying Tournament volunteers with support from ORTOP 21 in 2010: Vancouver, Bend, Roseburg, McMinnville, LaGrande, Corvallis, Hood River, Portland Metro area 11 Championship Tournaments 120 teams at two Championship Tournaments at Liberty High School in Hillsboro in January, 2011

21 Tournaments Exhibit Students’ Achievements Three opportunities to demonstrate robot on the Challenge playing field Interaction with Robot Design Judging Panel Presentation to Project Judging Panel General presentation area specified by FLL to enhance learning about the year’s theme Requires research by the team Develops presentation skills (the opportunity for the developing sales and marketing youngsters) Core Values Judging Panel

22 Tournament Awards Award structure being reworked by FIRST ® Highest level awards (the Champions Awards) require good results in Robot Design, Project, Core Values, and Robot Performance ORTOP Young Team and Rookie Team awards being replaced by FIRST ® Rising Star Awards Participation awards for all teams

23 Plans for 2011 Theme: Food Factor 400+ teams with more than 2800 youngsters Around Qualifying Tournaments Held first two weekends in December teams per tournament Expect same locations as last year 2 Championship Tournaments of about 60 teams each in January, 2012 Continued focus on outreach to girls & minorities More sponsors

24 Volunteer Opportunities Coaches Mentors ORTOP Planning Committee Qualifying Tournament Planning Tournament Staffing Financial Support

25 NXT Programming Let’s get back to our robots and learn how to make them do something!

26 How To Read Light Sensors Turn on robot First menu is “My Files” Use arrow keys to move to “View” Select with orange button Use arrow keys to find “Reflected Light” Select with orange button Use arrow keys to find “Port 3” Select with orange button Read different areas of the mat – values will be 0 to 100

27 What Did You Learn? The robot does exactly what you tell it to do. The robot is almost always “right” even though it doesn’t appear to be doing what you told it to do. Are you running the right program? Have you downloaded the program after making changes? Are the ports right?

28 Light Sensor Final Exam You read the following values: White: 68 Green: 38 Black: 25 Your program says Wait For with “until” set to < value. What happens if: Value = 75 Value = 45 Value = 33 Value = 15

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