FIRST LEGO League 2011

FLL 2011: Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of food by finding ways to prevent food contamination?   In the 2011 Food Factor Challenge, over 200,000 9-14 year olds from over 55 countries will explore the topic of food safety and examine the possible points of contamination our food encounters � from exposure to insects and creatures, to unsterile processing and transportation, to unsanitary preparation and storage � then find ways to prevent or combat these contaminates.  In the Food Factor Challenge, teams will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT to solve a set of Food Safety missions as well as research, develop, and share their innovative food safety solutions.  Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL�s signature set of Core Values.
Each FLL Challenge has two parts � the Robot Game and the Project
Robot Game -  Teams build and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS technology to score points in 2.5-minute matches on a themed playing field.
Project -  Teams explore an actual problem that today's scientists and engineers are trying to solve, develop an innovative solution to that problem (either by creating something that doesn't exist or building upon something that does), and share their findings.


Sports for the Mind
FIRST LEGO League is the international LEGO robotics tournament. See FLL at http://usfirst.org/



Marshall University Morrow Library
Public Technology Area
Go in through the campus side.
Team Time in Morrow Library
Saturdays 10:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00
Letter to Parents
Rules
Information
FLL and Jr.FLL Core Values
FLL 2011 Challenge http://firstlegoleague.org/
FLL, Green City, WeDoTM

Kick Off September 3, 2011
Fruit Trees September 3, 2011
Two Libraries September 10, 2011
Everything September 17, 2011
Team Time September 24, 2011
RCX, NXT, and WeDo October 1, 2011
WeDo, RCX, NXT October 8, 2011
Plan A October 15, 2011
Much October 22, 2011
Haunted House October 24, 2011
Team Time October 29, 2011 
Team Time November 5, 2011 
Run Missions November 7, 2011
Robotics Merit Badge November 12, 2011
Jr. FLL at LEGO City November 17 ,2011
Last Practice November 20, 2011
Information for Public Event November 26, 2011

Public Event November 26, 2011

State Tournament  December 3, 2011 in Ripley

FLL Demo at MU Christmas Party  December 8, 2011

Mini Challenges for practice
Snow Removal January 14, 2012
More Snow January 22, 2012
Boy Scout Merit Badge Prep February 4, 2012
Stairs February 11, 2012
Wind Challenge - make a vehicle that goes by wind, goes into the wind or uses wind to make electricity.
March 10, 2012 at the RTI LEGO City 10:00
LEGO Saturday April 14, 2012
ELab and Green City April 21, 2012
Mechanical Engineering and Green City April 28, 2012
Merry Go Rounds for May Flowers May 8, 2012
Flowers May 12, 2012
End of School Year


Team Time 2003
Team Time 2004
Team Time 2005
Team Time 2006
Team Time 2007
Team Time 2008
Team Time 2009
Team Time 2010
LEGO Links of Linda Hamilton hamilton@marshall.edu

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FIRST At A Glance

Building ideas link: http://legoengineering.com/library/cat_view/30-building-instructions/38-nxt-based-creations.html