Livingston Jr. FIRST LEGO League Expo
Where: Town Oval, 357 South Livingston Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
When: Saturday, May 29, 2010 (10:00 – 15:00)
Free admission, open to all visitors!
Livingston Robotics Club (LRC) is hosting a Jr.FIRST LEGO League Expo during the Livingston Youth Appreciation Week to showcase Livingston student teams and any other interested Jr. FLL teams. Jr.FLL is a non-competitive program for children ages 6-9 as part of global robotics competitions organized by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). The teams of elementary school students will display their “Smart Move” projects, and their LEGO robotics models which are about the transportation systems. Any Jr. FLL teams who are interested in participating, please contact LRC’s Jr. FLL division organizer, Mr. Surasit Nithikasem by 5/17/10, registration fee is $20.
The participating Jr. FLL teams are (tentative):
#103 Spongebots (Livingston)
#1375 Harrison Kidz Club Team A (Livingston)
#1375 Harrison Kidz Club Team B (Livingston)
#1375 Harrison Kidz Club Team C (Livingston)
#1428 Pantheon (Cedar Grove)
#1436 Mario (Livingston)
12:00 pm: Jr.FLL teams arrival
12:30pm to 1:00pm: Video Conference and Q&A session with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, Ravi Prakash about the next Mars rover called “Curiosity”.
1:30pm to 2:15pm: Judging time. All children will be at the team’s table to present the project and the LEGO model to the judges
2:15pm to 2:45pm: Work on a greeting card for NASA’s Mars mission team
2:45pm to 3:00pm: Award ceremony.
As part of the Jr. FLL Expo, there will be other activities for children to participate. These activities are open to general public with no admission fee:
Imagine Mars (in collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory): An interactive exhibition on Mars Exploration Programs, which includes video presentation and Q&A with NASA Engineer, poster boards, 3-D images from Mars, simulated noise, and Mars soil simulant. Children will have a chance to design a transportation system that will be constructed for an imaginary community of 100 residents on Mars. The designs artwork and writing will be hung and displayed in the exhibition tent.
EcoCar: Video presentation from EcoCar team of University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada to discuss with children on the benefits of alternative fuel in our vehicles.
Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering (PAVE): An exhibition from PAVE team of Princeton University on their projects such as autonomous vehicle (driverless cars).
FIRST LEGO League Teams: Affiliated Livingston Robotics Club FLL teams will showcase their Smart Move research projects and LEGO robots from the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition for children ages 9-14. The participating teams are Landrias and Landroids, they will also be assisting the Jr. FLL Expo as judges.
Bike Rodeo (from 4 PM to 6 PM), organized by Livingston township police, supported by FIRST LEGO League team Landrias as part of their Smart Move biking project with the Livingston Robotics Club, everyone is invited to come by to register your bike, get a safety inspection and helmet adjustment, learn about proper riding etiquette, and bike around the high school oval with road secured by the police.
