Cargo Connect - Kicking off 2021 season
On Tuesday, our Breakthrough Robotics team will pick up for another season, after having taken last year off.
What is FIRST Lego League?
The Breakthrough Robotics team participates in the First Lego League competition. In FLL, student engage in research, problem-solving, coding and engineering – building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. As part of Challenge, teams also participate in a research project to identify and solve a relevant real-world problem.
This year, the season theme is Cargo Connects with a focus on real-world transportation and supply chains. There’s a ton of info about the exact mission challenges and more specifics at the FIRST Website.
Meetings
We meet twice a week.
Tuesdays are required practice. We will use these days to go over the activities we are working on on and get an intro. Typical agenda for Tuesdays is as follows:
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 6:30pm | Arrival & dinner |
| 6:45pm | Weekly Standup (meet to go over activities for the night |
| ~7:00pm | Core Values activity |
| 7:15pm | Split into groups for work |
| 7:45pm | (optional) check in on progress |
| 8:15pm | Clean up |
| 8:30pm | Leave |
Thursdays are encouraged but optional practice. These nights are available for kids to continue work towards their goals.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 6:30pm | Arrival & dinner |
| 6:45pm | Split into groups for work |
| 7:45pm | (optional) check in on progress |
| 8:15pm | Clean up |
| 8:30pm | Leave |
Season kickoff
Here’s a teaser kickoff from FLL for the season:
Check out our 2021 season details for more info.
I look forward to seeing you all there! Luke