FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Leesa Furgale

Ken Kuryliw

F L L A N D J R F L L

The program focuses on building interest in science,

technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through a real-

world challenge – to be solved by research, critical thinking,

and imagination. Working as a team to create, and present

to a group what they have learned.

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (WORLD WIDE)

BY THE NUMBERS

255,000 PARTICIPANTS

32,000 TEAMS

32,000 ROBOTS

1,464 EVENTS

88 COUNTRIES

HTTP://WWW.FIRSTROBOTICSCANADA.ORG/MAP/

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (OUR LIBRARY)

BY THE NUMBERS 2017/18

PARTICIPANTS (6 OR 7 PER FLL TEAM, 6

PER FLLjr TEAM)

FLL AGE 9-12 YEARS OLD, FLLjr 6-8 years old

2 FLLjr TEAMS (PER 16 WEEK SESSIONS)

2 FLL TEAMS (PER 16 WEEK SESSIONS)

2 ROBOTS - MINDSTORMS

IMPACT

The positive impact FIRST LEGO League has on

participants is gratifying and well documented.

Over 88% are more interested in doing well in

school,

87% have more interest in attending college.

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE TEAMS GET TO:

Research challenges facing today’s scientists

Design, build, test and program robots using

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® technology

Apply real-world math and science concepts

Learn critical thinking, team-building, and

presentation skills

Participate in tournaments and celebrations

Understand and practice Gracious

Professionalism

Get ready. Get set. ROAR!

LEGO @ OUR LIBRARY

Parent suggested.

Staff and administrative buy in.

OUR LEGO GROUP - ANIMAL ALLIES 2016/17

In 2016/17 we did two Animal Allies projects

The FFL group selected Sharks as the allies.

- Built complete environment as the Robot move the shark

around obstacles into a new holding tank.

- Studied the importance of Sharks using library resources.

In 2016/17 we did two Animal Allies projects

The FFLjr group

- Studied the importance of bees using library resources.

- We brought in a bee farmer with even live bee hive in

Plexiglas to see the bees at work.

2017/18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXPDIIfTa7Y

This year our challenge was Aqua

Adventure for our Juniors and

Hydro Dynamics for our FLL team.

Eastern Interlake Conservation

District came out to educate us

about Watersheds and our role in

sustaining our water supply.

THANK YOU

MLA June 28, 2018

Ken Kuryliw

Gfrl.org

kkuryliw@gfrl.org

(204) 785-2204