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Current Season
Our season runs from approximately September thru January.
Here is an overview of what happens ---
September - the FLL challenge is released, teams are formed, and activity begins
October - Working on the different aspects of the challenge
November - Continue working on the challenge categories; finalize the categories
December - regional competitions
January - state competition
2011-2012 Competition - FOOD FACTOR
“Keeping Food Safe" Releases September 2, 2011 12 pm ET
Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of food by finding ways to prevent food contamination? In the 2011 Food Factor Challenge, over 200,000 9-16* year olds from over 55 countries will explore the topic of food safety and examine the possible points of contamination our food encounters – from exposure to insects and creatures, to unsterile processing and transportation, to unsanitary preparation and storage – then find ways to prevent or combat these contaminates. In the Food Factor Challenge, teams will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT to solve a set of Food Safety missions as well as research, develop, and share their innovative food safety solutions. Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set of Core Values.
( *9-14 in the US,Canada, and Mexico)
Competitions consist of four parts
| Table Performance |
LEGO built and programmed robot performs a variety of missions in 2.5 minutes |
| Challenge Project |
a 5 minute formal presentation + 5 minutes of q&a on this year's challenge topic |
| Core Values |
perform a simple team orientated task and then talk to the judges for 5-8 minutes |
| Technical |
describe your robot and what it does to the judges in a 10 minute interview |
Some links for FOOD FACTOR
September 2 the official rules and regulations for FOOD FACTOR were released. Here are some links for your convenience. Some require a pdf or movie plug in.
Links to major sites for this year
US FIRST - Unites States Organization for the FLL program
Illinois FLL - Illinois FLL program web site
Check back soon for other updates.
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