Welcome to the Friday Lego Club

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Welcome to the Friday Lego Club

• Welcome to Our Home
• Tonight
• Who is TechBrick
• TechBrick is a home-school robotics club that
  runs under the Home-School umbrella of New
  Covenant Presbyterian Church. We are in our
  fourth year and provide monthly meetings along
  with two robotics competition teams.
• What groups are offered
• What do they do
• Building Bridges
• The Test

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Who we are TechBrick

• TechBrick in our 4th year! www.techbrick.com

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How Big is First

• JFLL-Junior FIRST LEGO League
• 702 teams in the US. 3510 students involved
  10 teams in MD and DC.
• FLL-FIRST LEGO League
• 9250 teams worldwide5600 in the US and Canada
  462 events in 45 countries 92,500 students
  24,000 volunteers In the US, 63 Championships
  and 250 Qualifiers 70 teams in MD and DC. 64
  teams competing at the FLL Maryland State
  Championship on Jan. 20, 2007 at UMBC.

• FVC-FIRST Vex Challenge
• 541 teams 23 Affiliate Partners 10 teams in MD
  and DC.
• FRC-FIRST Robotics Competition
• 1319 teams 24 teams in Maryland
• World Championship Atlanta April 2007
• 10,000 children4,000 mentorsAt the Georgia Dome

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Junior First Lego League 0-7

• Basic conceptual and groupbuilding.

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First Lego League 7-14

• Uses NXT Robotics. Complex problem solving.

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First VEX Challenge 15-18

• Uses advanced processor and mechanical system

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First Robotics Competition 15-18

• Most complex and expensive program.

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Friday Nights

• Most Last Fridays SeptemberThrough June

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Friday Nights

• Lots of Fun!

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Bridges Six Types

• Can you build the strongest, most effective
  bridge?
• There are six kinds of bridges
• Girder
• Truss
• Rigid Frame
• Arch
• Cable Stayed
• Suspension

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Bridges Girder

• Girder

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Bridges Truss

• Truss

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Bridges Rigid Frame

• Rigid Frame

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Bridges Arch

• Arch

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Bridges Cable Stayed

• Cable Stayed

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Bridges Suspension

• Suspension

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Tonight

• Bridges Design is Important
• If you want to build a bridge what are some of
  the things you need to know?

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The Task

• 6 Teams will Build Bridges
• Look at your name badge for your team number
• You have 30 minutes or so to build a great
  bridge.
• Simple rules are
• Build a model of your assigned type.
• It must span the width on the paper.
• When you are done we will bring them up one by
  one and see how many blocks they can hold.
• And discuss the strength based on design.