FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Igniting young minds.

Teaching life skills.

Nurturing passions for science and technology.

Practicing “Gracious Professionalism™.”

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

(501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization)

®

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

It’s a competitive sport.

It’s a life experience.

It’s opportunity.

It’s community.

It’s amazing.

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FIRST learning…

… never stops building upon itself, starting at age 6 and continuing

through middle and high-school levels up to age 18. Young people

can join at any level. Participants master skills and concepts to aid

in learning science and technology through robotics, while gaining

valuable career and life skills.

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

✔Introduction to science and technology

✔Design and build challenge-related model

using LEGO® components

✔Create a Show-Me poster and practice

presentation skills

✔Explore challenges facing today’s scientists

✔Discover real-world math and science

✔Begin developing employment and life skills

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1,800 teams (projected)

10,800 children, ages 6 to 9 (Grades

K-3)

40+ Expos

U.S., Canada, Belgium, Israel,

Netherlands, and U.K.

Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLL™):

2010 Season

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FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

✔Real-world science and technology challenges

✔Strategize, design, build, program and test LEGO

MINDSTORMS®-based autonomous robots

✔Research challenges facing today’s scientists

✔Develop employment and life skills

✔Discover exciting career possibilities

✔Become involved in their local and global community

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®):

2010 Season

17,100 teams

171,000 children, ages 9 to 16; 9 to 14 in the U.S. and Canada (Grades 4-8)

50+ countries

540 Qualifying Tournaments

111 Championship Tournaments

Team Growth

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

✔Head-to-head competition using sports model

✔Teams design, build, program robots on

engineering principles

✔Students learn, use sophisticated hardware

& software

✔Mentored by professional engineers

✔Awards for competition, community outreach,

design

✔Qualify for >$7 million in scholarships

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Goal: affordable, accessible program

1,500 teams (projected)

15,000 high-school-age students

100 Qualifying and Championship

Tournaments

U.S., Canada, China, India,

Netherlands, and Mexico

FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®):

2010 Season

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FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

✔Varsity Sport for the Mind™

✔Strict rules, limited resources, time limits

✔Students mentored by professional engineers

✔Teams learn, use sophisticated hardware and

software

✔Build and compete with robots of their own

design

✔Qualify for >$14 million in scholarships

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®):

2011 Season

2,075 teams

Close to 52,000 high-school-age

students

Average 25 students per team

49 Regionals/State Championships;

9 District Competitions

340 teams advance to FIRST

Championship

Team Growth

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen

Devoted to helping young people discover

and develop a passion for Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

248,675 Students

90,000+ Mentors/Volunteers/Adult

Supporters

More than 50 countries

2010/11

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Who is it for?

For Students (ages 6-18):

the hardest fun you’ll ever have.

For Mentors, Coaches, Volunteers:

the most rewarding adventure

you’ll ever undertake.

For Sponsors:

the most enlightened investment

you could ever make.

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

On the web• www.usfirst.org

• www.firstlegoleague.org

• www.juniorfirstlegoleague.org

Call 1-800-871-8326

WWW.USFIRST .ORG

800-871-8326

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