Season Part 1

Let it begin…Robotics

Step 1: Set Your Goals

Step 2: Do some robot work and have fun

Step 3: Build the mat

Step 4: Develop a strategy using Computational Thinking

Step 5: Build Robot Base Bots in pairs

Step 6: Test out mission ideas

TIP: DOCUMENT EVERY IDEA!

Step 7: Decide on teams and robot body base design

Step 8: Each team builds 3 copies of robot body

Step 9: Develop team strategy for missions

Step 10: One robot is main robot and other two are for testing purposes

Step 11: Document robot and test ideas right up until tournament time

Let it begin…Research

Step 1: Set Your Goals

Step 2: Brainstorm as many ideas as possible

Step 3: Each person gathers facts about topic of their choice

Step 4: Share facts and ideas

Step 5: Narrow down to top ideas

Step 6: Once teams established narrow down to top 3

Step 7: Final pitches and come to consensus

Step 8: Field trips and prototype designs

Step 9: Begin script writing

Step 10: Begin prop making, memorizing lines, etc.

Step 11: Present to as many people as we can

Step 12: Competition

Parent Communication

I also like to keep parents updated with the process. Without parents it is impossible to have the success that we have had over the years. Part of this is communication. As we all know communication is the key to things working smoothly and things falling apart.

I like to send out a weekly newsletter informing parents what we doing, our goals, and how we are moving along. Here are a few samples

Week 1 https://sway.com/Bsw8zap2A-UL7io0
Week 2 https://sway.com/YpCn1HIhOzs-KTI9
Week 3 https://sway.com/FgoJqMsJoSpKaopu
Week 4 https://sway.com/LzaToLudrz4XV4bN
Week 5 https://sway.com/P4y4V-8bl855WFUi

Now you can share in a variety of methods. There are times when an email works just fine instead of a Sway or anything fancy. Additionally, you can bring parents into the practice to showcase what the students are doing. The more the parents understand the challenges and expectations, then the more they can help support what needs to be done at home.

T Shirt Design

Each year we have our students design our shirts. There are so many creative teams out there so this is by no means a perfect example. The best example is the one your team creates.

Research: Prove It!

The beauty of FLL is that students have a chance to take the amazing ideas from inside their heads and bring them outside to the real world. We brainstorm a lot and always have students turn around and prove it. If they are sold on their idea, then work to make it happen!

We may not use the idea, but it just might help us learn something new and inspire us to find our solutions.

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