You may be wondering what FLL stands for. It stands for FIRST Lego League. You may be wondering what FIRST stands for. FIRST = For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology.
I am part of an awesome FLL team called Team N.O.A.M. (Nerds On A Mission) Recently we just came back from our State Championship.
Here is A Day In The Life of A FLL Team Member:
6:00-Wake up call.
6:45 Have breakfast with all of the team.
7:00-Leave the hotel.
As soon as we arrive judging starts. We are judged on our actions and comments.
7:15 Arrive and set up the Pit. (the pit is the place where we will stay basically all day)
8:45-Team N.O.A.M Project, Robot, and Core Values judging starts.
9:30-All done with judging.
9:45-Robot Games tables open for calibrating and tests, this only includes the coding team this luckily included me.
10:00-12:00-We wait in the pit and talk about our project.
12:00-Opening Ceremony
12:20-Back to the pit.
1:45-Our first Robot games.
1:50-Back to the pit.
2:45-Second Robot games.
2:50-Back to the pit.
3:45-Third Robot games.
3:50-Back to the pit.
5:00-Closing Ceremony
The Project:
We invented a Retro-Fit for Zippers or RFZ for short. The RFZ was originally designed for bee suits but we have expanded our idea to everything with a zipper.
The Robot Games:
The Robot games are fun and eventful.
Core Values:
- We are a team.
- We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.
- We know our coaches and mentors don’t have all the answers; we learn together.
- We honor the spirit of friendly competition.
- What we discover is more important than what we win.
- We share our experiences with others.
- We display Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition® in everything we do.
- We have FUN!
