2015 Trash Trek ® FLL® Information

Topics EV3 Software and Robot Educator User Guide – EV3 Software – Robot Educator 2015 FLL Trash Trek Competition – Timeline – Sample Budget – Registration – Competition Overview – Resources – Grants

EV3 Software Licenses Single License – approx. $99 Site/School License – approx. $400 Home version Tutorials Included in EV3 licensed software – Robot Educator – User Guide – (p. 40)User Guide Carnegie Melon online tutorials Carnegie Melon Engineering Design - $329 (Model loaded into EV3 licensed software – Appears under Robot Educator button.) Engineering Design

Timeline August 25 – Trash Trek Game Released! Mid September – Registration closes Sept 28 – Oct 2 – EC Robotics Virtual Kick Off Oct 5 – Speaker at UF/REEF Oct 10 – Davidson Open Practice Nov 14 – Davidson Pre-qualifier Jan 23 – Qualifier Covenant Christian (Panama City) Jan 30 – Qualifier Davidson MS 3 rd Qualifier at Shoal River MS – Date TBD February 16 – Regional tournaments (Tentative) May – Tentative Florida State Championship

Sample Budget ItemCostComments National Team Registration$225 EV3 Robot Set$339 – 499With or w/o software FLL Field Setup Kit$75Required, but can share Game Table*$ Mobile or stationary Tournament entry Fees$ T-shirts$ Expansion kit or extra sensors$100Per expansion kit Engineering Design packageExtra curriculum * Tables: Official Table vs. Stow ‘n Go table: Coach Resources: GRANTS:

Registration USFirst: (Recommendation: Begin application early and finish registration with payment later when funds are available.) Two Coaches per team must register Mentors, school contacts, and purchasers can be invited to log into the TIMS account as well by head coach

Competition Overview Coaches Handbook Core Values (p. 28) Robot Game (p. 32) Robot Design (p. 37) Project (p. 41)

Resources Video: Trash TrekTrash Trek Coach/Team Resources -Trash Trek – The Challenge ResourcesTrash Trek – The Challenge Resources -Trash Trek – Mission Model Building InstructionsTrash Trek – Mission Model Building Instructions -Trash Trek – Topic GuideTrash Trek – Topic Guide -Trash Trek - Coach's’ Handbook!Trash Trek - Coach's’ Handbook -Appendix A: Money Management (p. 79) -Appendix B: Sample Team Meeting Schedule (p. 83)

Resources EV3 Programming Overview – Tony Ayad – uresFury/2013EV3Programming.pdf uresFury/2013EV3Programming.pdf – (Many good resource links at the end of this document) Last year’s game updates: –

Programming Resources Lego Education Instant Success: – education-ev3/instant-success/introduction education-ev3/instant-success/introduction Connect Construct Contemplate Continue Carnegie Mellon EV3 Tutorials –

Grants Walmart Community Grant Program: giving, $250 - $2,500http://foundation.walmart.com/apply-for-grants/local- giving Rockwell Collins: ponsibility/Community_Overview/FIRST/FIRST_Grants.aspx ponsibility/Community_Overview/FIRST/FIRST_Grants.aspx LEGO Education Sources of Funding: of-fundinghttps://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/grants/sources- of-funding DonorsChoice.org NDEP - Registration ($225) & Mission Kit ($75) covered for teams with Department of Defense mentors (Summer Application)