Join the 2013 First Lego League 4-H Clubs!
4-H First Lego League 4-H Clubs are forming for the 2013 Season!
Where: 4-H FIRST Lego League Clubs will be forming for the 2013 Fall Season in West Harrison, 4 teams in Woodbine, 2 Teams in Missouri Valley, and 3 teams in Logan
Who can belong: youth 9-14 years old are eligible and all applicants will be considered for the 10 member teams that will be selected in each community.
What will they do?: They will learn teamwork and then work on programming a Lego MINDSTORM NXT Robot to complete specific tasks on an 4 foot by 8 foot challenge field. They will also identify a community project and plan a presentation that they will share with Community Leaders. These teams will participate as an Iowa First Lego League Team in a Western Iowa Regional Competition in December.
Teams will meet once or twice weekly to prepare their team project and presentation and learn to program their robot for completing the challenges that their robot must complete in the 2 1/2 minute rounds of competition .
NEW!! Interested in Joining 4-H First Lego League...Click Here--More Info and Forms Available
THE 2013 FLL Team and Project Challenge, "Nature's Fury"...coming August 27, 2013!
Can FIRST LEGO League teams help us master natural disasters? In the 2013 NATURE’S FURY℠ Challenge, more than 200,000 children, ages 9 to 16 (9 to 14 in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) from over 70 countries, will explore the awe-inspiring storms, quakes, waves, and more that we call natural disasters. Teams will discover what can be done when intense natural events meet the places people live, work, and play. Brace yourself for NATURE’S FURY
The 2012 Robotics and Project Challenge Theme of "Senior Challenges"
Pictures of Senior Challenges Mission Mat and Challenge Pieces
NEW! To prepare you for working with the NXT Lego Mindstorm Robots, visit this great site for: NXT Lego Mindstorm Cool Tutorial
Visiting this site will teach you all about the Lego Mindstorm Robot, motors, sensors and programming. It is really imporant information that will have you ready to work with the robots as soon as you are selected to be on the team.
4-H FLL Team Members Resources Page
Coaches Resources Page
4-H FLL Coaches Orientation Page for 2013
NEW! Lots of great videos of First Lego League robots and team Challenges...
Start here.... and watch or search on YouTube for First Lego League videos
Check out these resources to learn more about the First Lego League Competitions and Challenges:
