ROBOTICS PROGRAMS

FIRST LEGO League Explore

GRADES 2-4

In FIRST LEGO League Explore, teams of 2-6 students ages 6-10 learn the fundamentals of engineering as they research a real-world problem and learn to design and code with LEGO robotics. The Challenge includes:

Team Poster

Teams research the current Challenge theme, and show what they learned on a Team Poster.

LEGO Model

Using all LEGO elements, teams will design and build a model based on the season Challenge theme that contains a coded motorized part.

Core Values

The teams will learn and exemplify the FIRST philosophies of Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition through the 6 Core Values. Teams are evaluated on HOW they work together, as well as inspiration, teamwork and gracious professionalism.

Explore Festival

The teams get to show and share what they learned for the season at a FLL Explore Festival! Volunteer Reviewers will interview the teams to learn about their LEGO Model and Team Poster.

FIRST LEGO League Challenge

GRADES 4-8

In FIRST LEGO League Challenge, teams of 2-10 students ages 9-14 collaborate to build and program an autonomous robot to score points in a season themed Robot Game and create an innovative solution to a real-world problem, all guided by the FIRST Core Values. The Challenge includes:

The Robot Game

Using a LEGO Robotics kit, a team designs, builds and programs an autonomous robot to activate missions and earn points. Robots compete in three 2.5 minute rounds in an attempt to earn as many points as possible.

The Innovation Project

Teams conduct research to solve a real-world problem, develop an innovative solution, share their findings with their community, and present their work at the competition.

Robot Design & Programming

Teams build and program a LEGO robot (NXT, EV3 or Spike PRIME) and share their work at the competition. Teams are evaluated on their engineering process of both robot design and robot programming, explaining their design iterations and strategies.

Core Values

FIRST TECH Challenge

GRADES 7-12

FIRST Tech Challenge teams of up to 15 team members, grades 7-12, are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. The Challenge includes:

The Robot Game

Teams design, build and program a robot to compete on a 12′ x 12′ field in an alliance format.

Engineering Portfolio

Teams document their journey for the season including robot design iterations, programming changes, community outreach, team brainstorming sessions, and team meetings. Teams are then asked to summarize their documentation for competition into a 15 page Engineering Portfolio.