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2008 Louisiana Champion

Team 1417 - St. Dominic School

The S.T.R.A.T.E.G.I.C

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There’s a

FIRST

for Every Age

Junior

FIRST

LEGO League (2004 Pilot)

FIRST

LEGO League (1998)

FIRST

Robotics Competition (1992)

FIRST

Tech Challenge (2005 Pilot) K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grade 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Age

FIRST is a Year-Round Activity

Junior

FIRST

LEGO League

FIRST

LEGO League Basics

FIRST

Robotics Competition

FIRST

Tech Challenge HS Robotics Class ?

6W 5W

Not Active in Louisiana yet

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr C H A M P I O N S H I P

FIRST

Things First

F or I nspiration and R ecognition of S cience and T echnology

– Began 20 years ago (1989) – Expect to reach over 160,000 Students in 2009 – A 501(c)(3) with a small staff at HQ in Manchester, NH – $22M annual operating budget – $9.7M in scholarships to FIRST participants

last year

– Over 2000 corporate sponsors – Over 60,000 volunteers world-wide – 5 programs reach every layer of education and industry

Sport for the Mind:

Combining the excitement of sport with science and technology

The

F IRST

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

• What we

discover

competition 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

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

2005 Champion St. Dominic Sea Dragons

No Advertising!

FIRST

in Louisiana

B uilding L ouisian a S cience and T echnology

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

FIRST LEGO League Bayou Regional

FIRST Robotics Competition o 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

Parish Ascension Bossier Caddo Calcasieu E. Baton Rouge E. Feliciana Iberville Jefferson Lafayette Lincoln Orleans Ouchita Plaquemines St. Bernard St. Charles St. James St. Tammany Tangipahoa Terrebonne Washington

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2009 Competition Host December 5, 2009

J. D. Meisler Middle School Metairie, LA

Louisiana Centers for Learning

Shreveport Monroe FLL FTC FRC Higher Education Lake Charles Alexandria Lafayette Baton Rouge North Shore New Orleans

Educational Tools

• Live Participation – Local Live

• Seminar

– Remote Live

• WebEx • Teleconference

• Post-Event – Video-on-Demand

There’s a

FIRST

for Every Student: An Educator’s Perspective

• The competition requires students apply engineering principles, science, math and computer programming.

• FIRST promotes excitement for core academics in math and science that few other activities do for all students.

• A natural extension of the competition is more student interest in robotics and engineering electives.

• It is the

ultimate in hands-on learning for all students

gifted, honors, regular, and children with special needs • The layers of mentoring provides incredible synergy • A national competition that is supported locally by public & private schools, universities, nonprofits and industry • It is cheaper than football –

FLL Team expenses are $700 per Rookie team, $350 for returning teams

–

FRC Team expenses are $7,000 to $20,000-25,000 depending on lodging

The NXT Generation

The 1-Day

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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)

2008

F L L

Challenge

2008 Climate Connections

•Est. 137,050 kids worldwide •10,375 teams

U S

and

Canada

•76,000 kids; 7,600 teams •Worldwide •42 countries •454 Qualifying events •89 Championship tournaments

2007

F L L

Challenge

2007 Power Puzzle

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

U S

and

Canada

•70,000 kids; 7,000 teams •260 Qualifying events •70 Championship tournaments

10,000 9,000 Worldwide

•35,000 kids; 3,500 teams, 38 countries •130 Qualifying events •38 Championship tournaments

8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06

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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

Louisiana Participation 2003: Mission Mars – Robotic Exploration 2004: No Limits – World of the Disabled 2005: Ocean Odyssey 2006: Nano Quest – 2007: Power Puzzle – Undersea Ecology Molecular Science Energy

1998 Pilot Teams

•1.600 kids •2 Pilot tournaments FIRST and LEGO Company pilots the FIRST LEGO League concept.

1999 FIRST Contact Teams

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

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Challenge History

2000 Volcanic Panic Teams

•15.000 kids •50 tournaments in the USA FLL International Pilot Tournament in Norway hosted by FIRST Scandinavia.

2003 Mission Mars Teams

•5,000 teams •42,000 kids •200 tournaments China, Brazil and South Korea joins FLL International with a Pilot tournaments.

2001 Artic Impact Teams

•18,500 kids •59 tournaments FLL International Pilot Tournaments in the UK hosted by Young Technologists and in Germany hosted by Hands-on Technology.

2004 NO Limits Teams

•6,000 teams •50,000 kids •210 tournaments Japan, South Africa, Turkey and Mexico joins FLL International with a Pilot tournaments.

2002 City Sights Teams

•3,001 teams •27,009 kids •119 tournaments France joins FLL International with a Pilot tournament in Paris. Singapore Science Center hosts first official FLL International tournament in Singapore.

2005 Ocean Odyssey Teams

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

Sample Task Assignments

Management  Project Scheduling  Rubric & Awards  Evaluation & Judging  Competition Rules  Forums Robot Competition  Strategy  Hardware Design  Software Design  Robot Operator (2) Research Project  Researcher  Script and Choreography  Research Report Team Spirit / Marketing  Team Shirt & Artwork Design  Research Project Props  Scrapbook  Press Relations  Community Outreach  Fund Raising

The Coaches’ Promise

(the really hard part!) • • • • •

The children come first

FLL is about the children having fun and getting excited about science and technology. Everything my team does starts and ends with that principle.

The children do the work

This is their opportunity to learn and grow. The children on my team do all the programming, research, problem solving, and building.

Adults

can help them find answers, but

cannot

give them answers or

make decisions

My team is comprised of 10 or fewer members

(all team members participate on only 1 team), registered as an official FLL team, and all team members are no older than 14 on January 1st of the Challenge year. FLL communicates with my team via my primary email address, and

I am responsible for reading and relaying all aspects of FLL guidelines

and rules to my team, other coaches, volunteers, and parents. I will encourage my team members, other coaches, volunteers, parents, and team supporters to develop and practice a set of FLL values that reflect FIRST’s goal to

challenge culture in a positive way by inspiring others through our team’s actions and words.

FLL Challenge History

2006 Pilot

•3,500 kids ages 6-9 •702 teams •U

and

Canada

•Geared to children aged 6 to 9 years old •Utilizes a modified

FIRST

LEGO League (FLL) framework. •Teams of

up to 6 children

and an adult mentor receive a mini challenge, based on the annual FLL research project. •Uses an

open-ended LEGO building set

, to design a model

depicting an aspect of the FLL Challenge .

•Teams spend approximately one month exploring, investigating, designing and building a model made with LEGO bricks. •Teams create a

"Show Me" poster

that depicts the teams’ experience during this process, through drawings and words.

Design Rubric

• Innovative Design • Strategy, Process, Problem-solving • Locomotion & Navigation –

Goes defined distances efficiently

–

Adjusts speed, position sensing for optimum speed and

– – –

accuracy Turns accurately and consistently Allows for variables (battery discharge, obstacles) Moves between two points with very good accuracy and consistency

–

May use various sensors

• Programming • Kids do the Work • Structural • Overall Design

Project Rubric

• Topic & Language Use • Completeness, Teamwork • Background, Data & Graphics • Analysis & Conclusions –

Presentation thoroughly links to research questions

–

Relevance to FLL theme is clearly stated

–

Alternative views considered with well-supported position on issues

– – –

Conclusions are clearly supported by data Analysis clearly relates well to research question Original, important insights are shared

• Style

Teamwork & FLL Values Rubric

• Roles & Responsibilities –

Clearly defined roles

– –

Workload is distributed fairly and team members understand each other’s roles Team members fill each other’s roles (happily!), if needed

–

Team members give concrete examples of learning time management

• Gracious Professionalism • Problem-solving & Team Dynamics • Confidence & Enthusiasm • FLL Values

At the End of the Season…

• 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

the team • We learned that

research

helped us better a problem and build a

realistic

solution • We learned how useful and fun applied

understand math

and

science

can be and considered ideas from

everyone

on • We

improved

• We

helped

over last year our community 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

A Perfect Score

September 5

10:00 AM - 12:00 N

Important Dates

Louisiana 2009 Smart Move Kickoff

for Mentors, Teachers, and Students

University of New Orleans - Homer L. Hitt Alumni Center

(see map on •Q & A

Links

page) •Playing Field Analysis •Scoring and Strategy •Research Sources and Tips

September 12

8:30 AM - 12:00 N

Louisiana 2009 Smart Move Workshop

for Mentors, Teachers, and Students

Tulane University - Stanley Thomas - 3rd Floor (Rm. 316?)

(see map on Links page)

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

Time

to get

into it!

For More Information

Scot Marshall Louisiana

F L L

Technical Coordinator scot@

La F L L

.org

www.

La F L L

.org

www.

YouTube .com/

PR forLa F L L

Curtis Craig Louisiana

FRC

Technical Coordinator curtis@

La FRC

.org

www.

La FRC

.org

www.

YouTube .com/

PR forLa FRC

Barbara Pailet BLaST Chairman BHPFED@

AOL.com

The FRC Generation

The 3-Day

FRC

Competition

• • • •

Inspection, Pit Construction, Practice Rounds, Repair

– The robots are inspected to verify they meet weight, dimensional, technical, and safety requirements. – Teams practice on the field to make last-minute corrections

Qualifying Rounds, Judging, Awards

– Typically 2 teams of 3 compete as a

Red

and

Blue

alliance in the challenge for the year. Alliances are random selections by FIRST – Matches are about 2.5 minutes each

Qualifying, Finals, Closing Ceremonies

– The top 8 teams pick their 2 other permanent partners of the alliance. Best 2 of 3 move on to semis and finals. All 3 teams on the winning alliance go to Atlanta to the Championships

Clean-up, Packing, and Departure

– All teams, robots, playing field complete. Doors close by 6:00 PM

2008

FRC

Challenge

2008 First Overdrive

•32,675 kids worldwide in 7 Countries •1,307 teams, 1,047 returning •18,300 Mentors

U S

and

Canada

•31,250 kids; 1,250 teams •35 Regional events

Worldwide

•1425 kids; 57 teams from 5 countries •2 Qualifying events

1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0

28 151 199 271 372 515 642 787 927 991 1,133 1,307

'92 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07

2007

FRC

Challenge

2007 Rack ‘N’ Roll

•32,675 kids worldwide in 7 Countries •1,307 teams, 1,047 returning •18,300 Mentors

U S

and

Canada

•31,250 kids; 1,250 teams •35 Regional events

Worldwide

•1425 kids; 57 teams from 5 countries •2 Qualifying events

1,300 1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0

28 151 199 271 372 515 642 787 927 991 1,133 1,307

'92 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07

F RC

Challenge History

• • 1992: Maize Craze … • 2000: Co-Operation FIRST • 2001: Diabolical Dynamics • 2002: Zone Zeal • 2003: Stack Attack

• 2004: FIRST Frenzy Raising the Bar –

Ball Placement and Robotic Chin-ups

• 2005: Triple Play – Robotic Tic-Tac-Toe

Louisiana Participation

• 2006: Aim High –

Soccer and Basketball

• 2007: Rack ‘N’ Roll – Pick and Place Swim Rings

What Skills Are Developed?

• • • • • • •

Management Requirements Scheduling Strategy/Tactical Reconnaissance Statistical Analysis Criminal Justice

• • • • •

Photography Drafting / CAD Graphic Design Drawing / Artwork Video

• • • • •

Software Programming Website Design Web Search Information Organization Word/Excel/PowerPoint

• • • • • •

Psychology Sociology Team Spirit Motivation Presentation Research

What Skills Are Developed?

• • • • • • • • • • • • •

OSHA /Safety Construction Wiring Machining Sensors Gears Motors Fasteners Connectors Valves Relays Composites Metals

• • • • • • • •

Marketing Fund Raising Networking / Contacts

•

Public Relations

• •

Press Relations

• •

Purchasing

•

Budgeting Writing Transportation Lodging Food Snacks Drink Coffee

Why Should I Mentor?

•

You Make The Impossible Very Possible

•

The Students Need Your Experience

•

The Faculty Advisor Needs Your Expertise

•

The Robot Needs Your Brain

• Never Had the Opportunity Before Now • I Have Been a

FIRST

Mentor Before • Experience / Special Knowledge to Share • I was Mentored - I Know the Value • Make a Difference in the Life of a Teen • Further my Career or Experience • Coach Other Sports/Activities • Like to Teach, Time to Share • Do the Right Thing for the Right Reason • The Poor Overloaded Faculty Advisor Needs Help!

Learning Centers

• Sustaining jFLL, FLL, FTC, & FRC Teams – Industry

• Technological Applications of Robotics • Mentors • Funding Support

– Academia

• College, University, Vocational/Technical

– High Schools – Shreveport

Funding Sources

• in the past, NASA has given growth grants of $6K for the first two years, and that we expect that to continue for the 2008 / 2009 season, Hopefully, this will be finalized in the next couple of weeks • Lockheed Martin sponsored teams in excess of $100,000 last year

FIRST

on the Southshore 6 FRC; 7 FLL

American Petroleum Institute St. Dominic Sea Dragons at 2005 FLL Championship 2007

FIRST

LEGO Scot Marshall

League

Lockheed Martin Test Engineer Louisiana

F L L

Technical Coordinator www.

La F L L

.org www.

YouTube .com/

PR forLa F L L

FIRST LEGO League Values

•

Respect

each other in the best spirit of teamwork • Behave with

courtesy

and

compassion

others at all times •

Honor

the spirit of friendly competition • Act with

integrity

•

Demonstrate

Gracious Professionalism • Focus on the

experience

, not the awards • • Remember that the

children Encourage

do the work others to adopt these values for FLL succeeds most fully when team members bring the FLL values they learn back to their community

Building a Team

• Guidance, Structure, Encouragement, Fun • Mentors – Parent, Engineer, High School FRC participant, Science Professional, Graphic Artist, Volunteer, Programmer, Marketing Expert, Instructor • Team Dynamics & Work Groups – Size, Age, Team/Individual Psyche – Hardware Design, Program, Strategy, Research, Operators, Project Management, Test, Marketing, Documentation, Fundraising, Team Spirit • Rubrics (Improve, Fair, Good, Excellent) – Robot Design, Project, Teamwork & FLL Values A student once said he didn't much care for rubrics: "if you get something wrong, your teacher can

prove

were supposed to do." you knew what you

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Challenge History

2006 NanoQuest

•88,000 kids Worldwide •8,847 teams

U S

and

Canada

•56,010 kids; 5,601 teams •250 Qualifying events •63 Championship tournaments

Worldwide

•32,460 kids; 3,246 teams from 35 countries •112 Qualifying events •25 Championship tournaments •Demographics •70% Boys; 30% Girls

30 Teams Competed in 2006

• A. E. Phillips Middle School: NanoDawgs • Adams Middle School: Adams Robots • Baker Middle School: Roboraiders; Roboracers • Dighton Prep: Battle Droids • Episcopal High School: Leggo my LEGO • Grace Home Educators: LEGO Maniacs; LEGO Lunatics • Haynes Academy: Team Tech; NeXT Generation • Keithville Middle School: Swamp Eagles • Lake Castle Madisonville: RoboJets Blue; RoboJets Gold • Linwood Middle School: Robocats 1; Robocats 2; Robocats 3 • Louisiana Tech University: NanoDawgs2

30 Teams Competed in 2006

• McMain Secondary High School: McMain Tech Rays • Meisler Middle School: Meisler Chiefs • Metairie Park Country Day School: Robo Cajuns • Nelson – UNO Charter School: The Rooks • Patrick F. Taylor Science & Tech. Academy: Taylor Robots • Pendergrass Family: GloryBots • Ridgewood Middle School: RoboRaiders • Roosevelt Middle School: Rough Riders • St. Dominic’s School: Molecule Masters; Atoms Family • St. George's Episcopal School: St. George’s #1 • St. James Science & Math Academy: S.M.A.L.L. Synergy

2006 NanoQuest Awards

• • • • • • • • • •

Director Award 1st Place: Director Runner-Up:

Louisiana Tech University St. James Science & Math Academy

Robot Design Award 1st Place: Robot Design Award 2nd Place: Robot Performance Award:

St. Dominic’s School Metairie Park Country Day School Louisiana Tech University

Research Presentation Award 1st Place: Research Presentation Award 2nd Place:

Grace Home Educators Dighton Prep

Teamwork & FLL Values Award 1st Place:

A. E. Phillips Middle School

Teamwork & 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

17 Teams Competed in 2005

• Adams Middle School: Ocean Tech • Baker Middle School: Terror Squad; Roboracers • Keithville Middle School: Demon Eagles • Linwood Middle School: • Meisler Middle School: The Buildaholics; The Robocats • Louise S. McGehee School Meisler Chiefs • Patrick F. Taylor Science & Tech. Academy: Team 1& 2 • Pineville Middle School / William Pitcher Jr. High: USS DLUECGKO • Riverdale Middle School • Roosevelt Middle School: Rough Riders • Ridgewood Middle School: Bionicle Gladiators • St. Dominic’s School: Sea Dragons • St. George's Episcopal School • St. James Science & Math Academy: S.M.A.L.L. Synergy

• • • • • • • • • • •

2005-2006 Awards

Director Award 1st Place:

Sea Dragons - St. Dominic's School

Director Runner 2nd Place:

Louise S. McGehee School

Robot Design Award 1st Place:

S.M.A.L.L. Synergy - St. James Science & Math Academy

Robot Design Award 2nd Place:

Louise S. McGehee School

Research Presentation Award 1st Place:

Ocean Tech - Adams Middle School

Research Presentation Award 2nd Place:

Meisler Chiefs - Meisler Middle School

Teamwork & FLL Values Award 1st Place:

Terror Squad - Baker Middle School - Team 1

Teamwork & FLL Values Award 2nd Place:

Ocean Tech - Adams Middle School

Robot Performance Award:

Bionicle Gladiators - Ridgewood Middle School

Special Judges Award - Outstanding Effort:

St. George's Episcopal School

Rookie Team Award:

The Robocats - Linwood Middle School - Team 2