Parents, Coaches, Mentors Meeting Building on Talented Students

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Parents, Coaches, Mentors Meeting(Building on
Talented Students)
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FLL Values

• Respect each other in the spirit of teamwork.
• Behave with courtesy and compassion for others
• Honor the spirit of friendly competition
• Act with integrity
• Demonstrate gracious professionalism
• Encourage others to adopt these values
• Have FUN!!

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Gracious Professionalism

• Attitudes and behaviors are win-win
• Respect others and let that respect show in your
  actions
• Make a valued contribution in a pleasing manner
  due to your special knowledge and skills.

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Lets go to the videos!

• Zoom FLL Promo
• Amazing Things Happen

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The Annual Challenge

• A real-world problem through a
• Robot Game
• Research Project
• Power Puzzle

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The Tournament

• Four Major Components (25 each)
• Research Presentation
• Technical Interview
• Teamwork Interview
• Robot Performance
• Badgerland FLL Regional, Nov 3rd!

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The Robot Game

• Design
• Build
• Test
• Program
• Autonomous robot to accomplish missions

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The Research Project5 minutes!!

• Conduct research into the annual theme
• Find a problem
• Create a technological or engineering solution to
  the problem
• Share or implement your solution in your
  community
• Be creative captivating inspiring
• 5 minutes Q A follows

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The approach

• The kids do the work
• Experiment to slow down the robot yes
• Build a gear box with a worm gear no
• Encourage everyone to push their limits.
• Remember to have FUN!

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Major Tasks to be Accomplished

• Research leads to project presentation
• Mission Analysis
• Building
• Programming
• Prep Operators (2)

• Quality Control
• Marketinglogo, shirts, team name
• Documentation
• Team Spirit
• Project Management

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Early meetings

• Kickoff Sept 10th Monday 545 PM
• Student folders decorate!
• Learn each others names
• Veterans build field kits laptops!!
• Rookies Training missions and project

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Parents and Mentors2-3 per team, or more

• KISS Keep It Simple, Silly
• Maintain a supportive learning environment
• Maintain group awarenessconstantly test robot
  and practice the presentation.
• Have a process for making decisions.
• Parents help a ton! Especially behavior!

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Materials

• 4 x 8 playing field
• Multiple missions
• Robot kit (RCX vs NXT)
• Software Robolab
• Sensors

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Almost all missions are Object manipulation

• Do I really need a motor?
• Think mousetraps triggers
• Check out the hardware store!

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ProgrammingRoboLab

• Training Sessions
• Quick Sheets on our website
• Veteran Teams Rookie/Veteran Pairs?
• MAILING LIST!

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The Tournament Day

• Morning
• Technical Judging 10 minutes
• Project Judging 5 5 minutes
• Teamwork Judging 10 minutes
• Afternoon
• Robot game judging going for points
• 3 rounds is typical, 2 1/2 minute rounds

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Funding this Endeavor

• Your fees
• 250 team fee
• 45 individual fee
• Cookie Dough Sale??
• Need committee volunteers

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Badgerland RegionalNovember 3rd

• Need Committee Members and Managers
• Food
• Volunteers
• Judges
• Pit Area etc.
• Corporate Sponsorships

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Junior First LEGO League

• Younger students
• Affordable
• Linked to the annual theme
• FUN!
• We dont manage the JFLL

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Whats now??

• Gather information and fees
• Coaches pick up documents!
• Turn in all info and fees 2 weeks, Sept 20th

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Whats next??

• Dive in and have FUN
• The kids will teach you as much as you can
  absorb and more!
• Keep it simple, stay positive, and practice to
  maintain awareness of where your at.
• Kickoff is Monday, Sept 10th, 545 PM!!
• BRING A LAPTOP and flash drives.

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