EGR Robotics FRC 5980
The FIRST Robotics Program of
East Grand Rapids (MI) High School
Pioneer Points:
Celebrating the greatest inventors and
most impactful geopolitical events of all time!
As a way to encourage students to learn more about the world around them, the team launched a program called Pioneer Points. Students earned Pioneer Points simply by watching assigned videos and answering questions about them to demonstrate mastery of that topic. The students with the most Pioneer Points at the end of the season earned cash rewards. To view the presentation with the list of winners, click here.
Videos assigned throughout the season:
9/18/23 - Leadership
9/25/23 - Mongolia - Stuck between two super powers
10/23/23 - Singapore - Risen from the ashes into major global city
10/30/23 - The Silk Road
11/6/23 - Calculus Wars! Who invented Calculus? Newton or Leibniz?
11/13/23 - History of Hindu-Arabic Numbers and Algorithms/Algebra
11/20/23 - The Technology of the Industrial Revolution
11/27/23 - The Remarkable Story Behind The Most Important Algorithm Of All Time
12/4/23 - A look at Qatar and how it's become such a big player in world politics.
12/11/23 - The Sewing Machine - A seemingly simple machine with a complex parts and mechanics.