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FIRST Tech Challenge is a hands-on robotics build, code controlling, team event that occurs every fall. Teams have 12 weeks to design, build, and program a robot to solve a series of challenges. They then compete in at various events eventually culminating at the a world competition.
In Michigan, FIRST Tech Challenge is a middle school program with teams comprised solely of middle school grade/age team members. This positioning gives middle school student their own turf where they can learn, play, hone skills, and acquire new ones.
The SMS robotics club is made up of four distinct teams. Each team has a set of coaches who guide the teams to design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming.
Go to our Teams page to learn more about how the teams work and how to get connected.
STEAM Education is a learning approach that uses Science (S), Technology (T), Engineering (E), the Arts (A), and Mathematics (M) to guide and teach students to think critically, problem solve and use creativity. The skills developed prepare students to study (and potentially work) in related fields and beyond.
Checkout the Saline's First Lego League (4th-5th grades), FRC Singularity Team (High School), all of Saline's STEAM clubs.
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