FIRST® LEGO ® LEAGUE
FIRST® LEGO ® League
You are joining a growing League
Teams
FIRST® LEGO ® League – Core Values
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We have fun.
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 that what we win.
We share our experiences with others.
We display Gracious Professionalism™ and Coopertition™
in everything we do.
FIRST® LEGO ® League – Core Values
Gracious Professionalism™
How can we be nice to someone while ultimately trying to win??
We join FLL.
More specifically, we realize that we’re competing against the
GAME. Of course there is fun and motivation in competition,
but when it’s US against the PROBLEM, that’s when we really
advance to do great things.
FIRST® LEGO ® League – Challenge
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Food Factor – 2011 – 8 weeks
 Robot
Game – teams design, build, program and test
autonomous robots that must perform a series of tasks, or
missions
 Project – teams research a real-world problem in the field of
the Challenge theme, create an innovative solution, and
share their findings with their community.
FIRST® LEGO ® League – Roles
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The Student
 Each
team has up to 10 students
 Ages 9 to 14 (A student can not turn 15 before May)
 Students may only be on one team
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The Coach (Matt Green - Coach and Coach Trainer)
 Guides
team in developing its goals and timeline, as well the
planning and scheduling of meetings, visits, and trips.
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The Mentors
 Other
adults that volunteer
FIRST® LEGO ® League – Commitment
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Time
 Meet
twice a week for about 8 weeks
 Wednesdays 2:10-3:30pm
 Fridays 7:00-8:00am
 Other
times as individual teams schedule
 Mock Tournament
 The tournament
FIRST® LEGO ® League – KISS
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“Keep It Simple, Silly”
Simple yet effective solutions are much more desirable
than complex ones
FIRST® LEGO ® League – Process
Engineering Process
Design
Build
Run / Test
Work
Right
Yes
No
FIRST® LEGO ® League – Team Roles
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Researching
Presenting
Strategist
Building
Programming
Robot Operators(2) / team
Project Management
Quality Control
Marketing
Documentation
Team Spirit
FIRST® LEGO ® League – Registration
Name
 Grade
 Email
 Experience
 Identify the role
 List any friends you hope to be on the team with
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FIRST® LEGO ® League – Volunteers
No computer, Lego or Robot experience necessary – The students
do all the work anyway
 Coaches
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Available on Wednesdays 2:10-3:30pm and/or Fridays 7:00-8:00am
Able and willing to keep track of team’s progress
Guides team in developing its goals and timeline
Guides team in planning and scheduling of meetings
Guides team in trips
Mentors
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Available on either Wednesdays 2:10-3:30am and/or Fridays 7:008:00am
Willing to help coach and students
FIRST® LEGO ® League – What’s Next?
First Two Meetings
 Friday – September 16 7:00am
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Teams introduce themselves
Come-up with a Team Name
 Identify roles and responsibilities
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Project
Share their understanding of the challenge theme
 Brainstorm research strategy
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Robot Related
Check-out Robot
 Begin constructing Mission Models
 Try elementary tasks
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FIRST® LEGO ® League – Team Activity