2007 FIRST LEGO League Referee Training

2. 2007 FIRST LEGO League Referee Training

3. The 1-Day FLL Competition • 25% Design • The students perform a 10-minute design review of their robot and its apparatus for 2 judges (no mentor) • 25% Performance • Best of 3 tries on the competition table - 2.5 minutes • 25% Research • 2 minute set-up, 5 minute presentation, 5 minutes for questions, 2-minute take-down (no mentor) • 25% Teamwork • 1 minute explanation from the judges, 7 minutes to solve as a team, 2 minutes questions (no mentor)

4. The FLL Team Core Values • We are a team • We have fun • We do the work to find the solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors • 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 in all we do • Gracious Professionalism: • Gracious attitudes and behaviors that are “win-win” • Gracious folks respect others and let that respect show in their actions • Gracious professionals make a valued contribution in a manner pleasing to others and themselves as they possess special knowledge and are trusted by society to use that knowledge responsibly

5. At the End of the Season… • We had fun! • We did something we didn’t think we could do • We figured out how to managetime, deal with setbacks, and communicate ideas • We respected and considered ideas from everyone on the team • We learned that research helped us better understand a problem and build a realistic solution • We learned how useful and fun applied math and science can be • We improved over last year • We helped our community The true goals of FLL have nothing to do with winning medals or trophies. If you can look back on the season and know you accomplished at least one of these goals, you have achieved the most important goal

6. The Complete FIRST Participant 2005 Champion St. Dominic Sea Dragons • Unique Headwear • (Temporary) Hair Color • Face Paint • Team T-Shirt • Team Name – Sea Dragons • Team Number - 5315 • Yearly Theme – Ocean Odyssey • Color Theme – Purple, Grn, Gld • Sponsors, Logos • Cheer, Song, Chant • Team Buttons • Team Handouts • Noise Maker • Posters • Laptop • Pit Display • Pit Decorations No Advertising!

7. There’s a FIRST for Every Age FIRST Robotics Competition (1992) FIRST LEGO League (1998) FIRST Tech Challenge (2005 Pilot) Junior FIRST LEGO League (2004 Pilot) K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grade 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Age

8. 2007 FLL Challenge • 2007 Power Puzzle • Est. 105,000 kids worldwide • 10,500 teams (15% growth) • USand Canada • 70,000 kids; 7,000 teams • 260 Qualifying events • 70 Championship tournaments • Worldwide • 35,000 kids; 3,500 teams, 38 countries • 130 Qualifying events • 38 Championship tournaments

9. FLL Challenge History • 1998: Pilot – 2 Tournaments • 1999: First Contact – Astronauts in Space • 2000: Volcanic Panic – Volcanic Eruption • 2001: Arctic Impact – Arctic Research • 2002: City Sights – Urban Planners • 2003: Mission Mars – Robotic Exploration • 2004: No Limits – World of the Disabled • 2005: Ocean Odyssey – Undersea Ecology • 2006: Nano Quest – Molecular Science • 2007: Power Puzzle - Energy Louisiana Participation

10. FLL Challenge History • 2003 Mission Mars • Teams • 5,000 teams • 42,000 kids • 200 tournaments • China, Brazil and South Korea joins FLL International with a Pilot tournaments. • 1998 Pilot • Teams • 1.600 kids • 2 Pilot tournaments • FIRST and LEGO Company pilots the FIRST LEGO League concept. • 2000 Volcanic Panic • Teams • 15.000 kids • 50 tournaments in the USA • FLL International Pilot Tournament in Norway hosted by FIRST Scandinavia. • 2001 Artic Impact • Teams • 18,500 kids • 59 tournaments • FLL International Pilot Tournaments in the UK hosted by Young Technologists and in Germany hosted by Hands-on-Technology. • 1999 FIRST Contact • Teams • 9.500 kids • 9 tournaments in the USA • Official launch of the FIRST LEGO League program in the USA. • 2004 NO Limits • Teams • 6,000 teams • 50,000 kids • 210 tournaments • Japan, South Africa, Turkey and Mexico joins FLL International with a Pilot tournaments. • 2002 City Sights • Teams • 3,001 teams • 27,009 kids • 119 tournaments • France joins FLL International with a Pilot tournament in Paris. Singapore Science Center hosts first official FLL International tournament in Singapore. • 2005 Ocean Odyssey • Teams • 7,460 teams • 60,000 kids worldwide • 56 tournaments (US) • 12 tournaments (outside US & Canada)

11. 2006 NanoQuest Awards • Director Award 1st Place: Louisiana Tech University • Director Runner-Up: St. James Science & Math Academy • Robot Design Award 1st Place: St. Dominic’s School • Robot Design Award 2nd Place: Metairie Park Country Day School • Robot Performance Award: Louisiana Tech University • Research Presentation Award 1st Place: Grace Home Educators • Research Presentation Award 2nd Place: Dighton Prep • Teamwork & FLL Values Award 1st Place: A. E. Phillips Middle School • Teamwork & FLL Values Award 2nd Place: St. Dominic’s School • Special Judges Award – Above All Odds: Baker Middle School; Pendergrass Family • Rookie Team Award: Haynes Academy

12. The NXT Generation

13. FIRST Things First For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology • Began 18 years ago (1989) • Expect to reach over 135,000 Students in 2008 • A 501(c)(3) with a small staff at HQ in Manchester, NH • $20M annual operating budget • $8M in scholarships to FIRST participants last year • Over 2000 corporate sponsors • Over 60,000 volunteers world-wide • 5 programs reach every layer of education and industry Sport for the Mind: Combining the excitement of sport with science and technology

14. FIRST in Louisiana • Building LouisianaScience and Technology • A 501(c)(3) All volunteer across Louisiana & Mississippi • A core of 35 that organizes 100+ volunteers to provide: • FIRSTLEGOLeague • BayouRegionalFIRST Robotics Competition • Educational outreach to mentors and students • Tulane University & University of New Orleans sponsor • Seeking additional corporate and private supporters • Seeking mentors to continue building the vision American Petroleum Institute

15. 2007 Competition Hosts December 1, 2007 J. D. Meisler Middle School Metairie, LA

16. There’s a FIRST for Every Student: An Educator’s Perspective • The competition requires students apply engineering principles, science, math and computer programming.  • FIRST promotes excitement for core academics in math and science that few other activities do for all students.  • A natural extension of the competition is more student interest in robotics and engineering electives. • It is the ultimate in hands-on learning for all students - gifted, honors, regular, and children with special needs  • The layers of mentoring provides incredible synergy • A national competition that is supported locally by public & private schools, universities, nonprofits and industry • FLL Team expenses are $700 per Rookie team, $350 for returning teams

17. JFLL Challenge History • 2006 Pilot • 3,500 kids ages 6-9 • 702 teams • USand Canada • Geared to children aged 6 to 9 years old • Utilizes a modified FIRST LEGO League (FLL) framework. • Teams of up to 6 children and an adult mentor receive a mini challenge, based on the annual FLL research project. • Uses an open-ended LEGO building set, to design a model depicting an aspect of the FLL Challenge. • Teams spend approximately one month exploring, investigating, designing and building a model made with LEGO bricks. • Teams create a "Show Me" poster that depicts the teams’ experience during this process, through drawings and words.

18. Scot Marshall Louisiana FLL Technical Coordinator scot@LaFLL.org www.LaFLL.orgwww.YouTube.com/PRforLaFLL Curtis Craig Louisiana FRC Technical Coordinatorcurtis@LaFRC.org www.LaFRC.orgwww.YouTube.com/PRforLaFRC Back-up Charts