Check out the instructions for building our challenge mission models for the season here.
For new team members, these are the components the robot will interact with on the game table. Taking time now to understand these models and how they work will put us in an excellent position to compete in the robot game.
Beginning with our first practice (August 26th) everyone will receive a model to build. We will also likely try to get models and parts in your hands well before then, so we can start with a good understanding of the table. As soon as our field kits are in, we'll let everyone know and do what we can to get models distributed.
The challenge will be officially released on August 27th! Our homework for week one will be to watch the video, review the research and robot game portions and be ready to hit the ground RUNNING! We've already reviewed our Core Values and will be reinforcing these on the 26th (and throughout the season).
Also, we have FIVE awesome kids (and their parents) participating in the August NXT programming class at OLLI at UNCA. This is a GREAT opportunity to learn the ropes of programming the robots. We REALLY appreciate those who are able stepping up to give up a whole Saturday, two weeks in a row to conquer the fundamentals. FLL is a team effort and we look forward to the leadership of these team members in getting us started on the path to successful programming!
Last, but not least, THANK YOU to all of you for getting your registration paid in the spring -- We would not be registered without that and would be waiting for our materials to arrive AFTER the challenge was released. Whew! Glad we're not! It's also been great to have communication over the summer. As a school-based team, that's not something we take for granted and it's an example of teamwork and core values that our teams can learn from before they're even started... EXCELLENT!
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