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Quick Overview Bathrooms In the lobby Food and Water Lunch at 11:30 Water Fountain Emergency Stay with your mentor They will know what to do

Volunteers Mentors Will be helping you design, build and program your robots Chris, David, Callan and David Black nametag Advisors Adults who will be available in case you need help Mr. & Mrs. Landers, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Behr Black nametag Support Helping make and serve lunch Purple nametag

What will you be doing? Designing, Building and Programming your own Lego robot Teams of 3-4 You will learn How a basic robot works Fundamental design concepts Basic programming

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What does FIRST do? Exposes kids to science and technology through fun games Teaches kids about engineering, math and science

Core Values of FIRST Gracious Professionalism Teams should compete fiercely, but still act graciously and kindly toward one another “It's a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community.”

Core Values of FIRST Coopertition Much like Gracious Professionalism Competing against other teams, while also helping them and learning from them “Coopertition means competing always, but assisting and enabling others when you can.”

Different FIRST programs Jr. FLL – Junior FIRST Lego League Ages 6-8 Very Basic FLL – FIRST Lego League Ages 9-14 Uses small, Lego robots FTC – FIRST Tech Challenge Ages Small, aluminum robots FRC – FIRST Robotics Competition Ages Large, aluminum robots

Quick History Founded in 1989 Founded by Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway FLL was founded in 1998

FIRST Lego League Uses Legos to teach kids about robotics The Challenge Robot Game – Kids design and program their own robot to complete a task, what you will be doing Project – Kids prepare a presentation that focuses on one aspect of the Robot Game that carries over into the real world

Your Challenge Your mission: Move your robot to a pickup area Dump the Lego pieces into you robot Return them to the base safely Teams will be scored based on the number of pieces returned