FLL 2012 Season "Senior Solutions"

Independent, Engaged, Connected

Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of life for seniors by helping them continue to be independent, engaged, and connected in their communities? In the 2012 SENIOR SOLUTIONS Challenge, over 200,000 children ages 9 to14 will explore the topic of aging and how it may affect a person’s ability to maintain his or her lifestyle – solving issues like getting around, keeping in touch, or staying fit. Teams will research obstacles and then suggest ways to improve the quality of life for the seniors affected.

Congratulations to The Aerobots, team # 6404; Regional Champions in Spokane!

Vote for their entry into the FLL Global Innovation Award - the ElliptiWalker

Learn more about the Elliptiwalker.

Jr FLL teams Spring season beginning March

Rookie FLL team for Spring Season beginning March 17, 2013

FLL and Jr FLL teams will meet at Westminster UCC church at 4th Avenue and Washington St., 2nd floor either Friday afternoon, after school or Sunday afternoon 12:30 - 2:30 pm.

Team Resources:

• US FIRST getting started
  

• 2012 Senior Solutions Challenge

• Techbrick 2012-13 Team Resource pages

• NXT-G Tutorial -ORTOP/Yocum

• FLL Youtube

• Senior Solutions Scoring App

NXT Building Plans

• NXT -compilation of useful building programs

• NXT Expressbot building plans

• NXT2 - Multibot plans

• 3-motor chassis

• Castor Bot

• Bumper Car

• Carnegie Mellon NXT Plans - Taskbot, Cattbot, Tribot

• Hitechnic Models (Trikebase - way down the page)

• motor calibration tips

The FLL Core Values are the cornerstones of the FLL program. They are among the fundamental elements that distinguish FLL from other programs of its kind. By embracing the Core Values, participants learn that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and that helping one another is the foundation of teamwork.

•     We are a team.
•     We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.
•     We know our coaches and mentors don't have all the answers; we learn together.
•     We honor the spirit of friendly competition.
•     What we discover is more important than what we win.
•     We share our experiences with others.
•     We display Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition in everything we do.
•     We have FUN!