First Lego League Robotics at DMS

FLL

Before school robotics options for 2023-2024

• First Lego League (FLL) – 6^th -8^th Grade
• one team is for 10 students
• practice will be held in the Gateway Lab (1207) before school from 8:00 - 8:45 on Wednesday and Thursday, one team per day as needed.
• Practices are throughout the fall but may continue into spring if a team advances
• Competition dates open in November

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First Lego League(FLL)

• Uses Lego EV3 mindstorm
• Uses extra Lego parts to create attachments to a basic robot
• Programmed using MakeCode EV3 software

• Teams compete different categories; project, robot game, robot design, core values
• Points scored in all categories are totaled to rank teams and determine which advance to the next competition

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First Lego League (FLL)

• Teams will have a max of 10 members

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• Competitions are from Dec.-Feb. Chosen by team

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• Central Texas Regionals - March

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• Challenge will be announced in August https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll

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FLL highlights

• Application deadline is September 1^st by 4:40 PM

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• Applications can be found on Mr. Johndrow’s website, the DMS Lego Robotics website

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• Team placements will be notified as they come in

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• A participation fee of $30 per student will be needed to pay for registration and parts. If the team advances, there may be additional fees. If help is needed with the fee, please let me know.

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• T-shirts are extra if the team decides to create one

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• Number of FLL teams will be determined by the number of people who sign up