2007 FIRST LEGO League KickoffScot Marshall, Senior Mentor

FIRST in LouisianaBuilding Louisiana Science and Technology

– A 501(c)(3) All volunteer across Louisiana & Mississippi– A core of 35 that organizes 100+ volunteers to provide:

o FIRST LEGO Leagueo Bayou Regional FIRST Robotics Competitiono 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

2007 Kickoff Agenda

•FIRST Overview•Playing Field Analysis•Scoring and Strategy•Research Sources and Tips•Q & A

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2007 Inception

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

At the End of the Season…

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

• We had fun!• We did something we didn’t think we could do• We figured out how to manage time, 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

2006 NanoQuest AwardsDirector Award 1st Place: Louisiana Tech UniversityDirector Runner-Up: St. James Science & Math Academy

Robot Design Award 1st Place: St. Dominic’s SchoolRobot Design Award 2nd Place: Metairie Park Country Day School

Robot Performance Award: Louisiana Tech University

Research Presentation Award 1st Place: Grace Home EducatorsResearch Presentation Award 2nd Place: Dighton Prep

Teamwork & FLL Values Award 1st Place: A. E. Phillips Middle SchoolTeamwork & 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

The Complete FIRST Participant

• 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!

2005 Champion St. Dominic Sea Dragons

2007 Competition HostDecember 1, 2007

Metairie, LA

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)

2007 FLL Challenge

2007 Power Puzzle •Est. 105,000 kids worldwide•10,500 teams (15% growth)

US and 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

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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

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FLL Challenge History

2005 Ocean OdysseyTeams•7,460 teams •60,000 kids worldwide •56 tournaments (US) •12 tournaments (outside US & Canada)

2004 NO LimitsTeams•6,000 teams •50,000 kids •210 tournamentsJapan, South Africa, Turkey and Mexico joins FLL International with a Pilot tournaments.

2003 Mission Mars Teams•5,000 teams •42,000 kids •200 tournamentsChina, Brazil and South Korea joins FLL International with a Pilot tournaments.

2002 City Sights Teams•3,001 teams •27,009 kids •119 tournamentsFrance joins FLL International with a Pilot tournament in Paris. Singapore Science Center hosts first official FLL International tournament in Singapore.

2001 Artic Impact Teams•18,500 kids •59 tournamentsFLL International Pilot Tournaments in the UK hosted by Young Technologists and in Germany hosted by Hands-on-Technology.

2000 Volcanic Panic Teams•15.000 kids •50 tournaments in the USAFLL International Pilot Tournament in Norway hosted by FIRST Scandinavia.

1999 FIRST Contact

Teams•9.500 kids •9 tournaments in the USAOfficial launch of the FIRST LEGO League program in the USA.

1998 Pilot Teams•1.600 kids •2 Pilot tournamentsFIRST and LEGO Company pilots the FIRST LEGO League concept.

A Perfect Score

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FLL Competition Reminders

• LEGO pieces must be WITHOUT modification• NO Adhesive• LEGO Software out of box; NXT Rev. 1.0 or 1.1• Rules are modified by Q & A daily• Definitions are specific for what is and is NOT

written – interpret them literally• Follow the Field Setup Instructions

• No gap in southeast corner of mat and table• Scoring is performed by Judges AFTER time is up!

•IN/INTO/TO (for areas as targets) Any bit of the object just needs to barely cross over the outer edge of the target.

•IN/INTO (for containers as targets) The object must be trapped from being dislodged in at least five directions.

•OUT (for areas and containers) Not one bit of the object is in. Note: Out always means completely out.

•ON/ONTO (for objects as target) The target must be able to support all the weight of the object when any/all other supports are removed, as proven or estimated by the ref.

•OFF (for areas and objects) None of the object's weight is being supported in any direction.

•TOUCHING (for any target) The object itself must be making direct contact with the target, only when the word “touching” is used.

•COMPLETELY Every bit of the object must meet the condition.

FLL Operational Definitions

13. Strategic Objects Strategic objects are team-supplied objects other than the robot and its attachments, handled by you during preparation mode, or used by the robot in autonomy mode.

14. Scoring Objects Scoring objects are objects that could be worth points depending on their location. To score, each scoring object must itself meet the mission requirements for points, no matter where the robot or any strategic objects is. You are not allowed to bundle, connect, or attach scoring objects to each other, but placing them in a strategic container is allowed.

15. Stray Objects Any object caused by a robot to be in the way of either team’s robot performance may be moved by the ref upon team request if it can be done without a direct effect on scoring. Objects in scoring position may be shifted to equivalent scoring positions if possible, and worthless objects may be removed from the table.

FLL Objects

2007 FLL Challenge

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PARKING LOT BASE

MAIN RIVER

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NO GAP

Select a building in your community and evaluate the energy use.

oChoose a building in your community, like a school or town hall. oContact the manager of that building, discuss the project, and ask for their help in performing an energy audit. oLook at the types of energy used throughout the building, how it is used, and the amount used. oTalk to experts in the field and examine the process by which different types of energy are made and the important effects of producing and using them, like costs, availability, and environmental issues.

2007 FLL Project

2007 FLL Project

Talk to experts and propose solutions to reduce consumption or move toward alternative energy use.

oLook at the areas of improvement to find solutions. How efficient is their energy use? How could you make it better? What about their sources of energy? oResearch potential alternate energy solutions and propose short-term and long-term changes

oConsider all areas of the building and community this change might impact and how realistic your solution is. You should show exactly how your solution would create a positive change.

Share the changes for your building with the community.oOnce you have researched and developed your solutionoGet out there and share it with your community! oJudges will expect you to explain how you showed the community your short- and long-term solutions and the information you have to back up your ideas. oUse this project as an opportunity to see just how big of an impact you can have on your community and your

2007 FLL Project

A student once said he didn't much care for rubrics:"if you get something wrong, your teacher can prove you knew what you were supposed to do."

Important Dates

September 298:30 AM - 12:00 Noon

Louisiana 2007 Power Puzzle Workshop for Mentors, Teachers, and StudentsTulane University - Stanley Thomas - 3rd Floor (Rm. 316) (see map on Links page)

•Rules•Judging•NXT Programming•Sensor Calibration•Q & A

Back-up Charts

Scot Marshall

Louisiana FLL Technical Coordinator

scot@LaFLL.org

www.LaFLL.orgwww.YouTube.com/PRforLaFLL