FLL
NYC FIRST Lego League – Bronx Practice
Event Coordinator: Bernie DiCristofalo – bdicrist@optonline.net
Where: Lehman High School
When: Saturday, December 17, 2011
NYC FIRST Lego League – Staten Island Qualifier
Event Coordinator: Tom Smolka – thomasjsmolka@gmail.com
Where: TBD
When: Sunday, February 5, 2012
NYC FIRST Lego League – Queens Qualifier
Event Coordinator: Peter Xanthus – ptx79@aol.com
Where: George Ryan Middle School – MS216
When: Saturday, January 28, 2012
NYC FIRST Lego League – Bronx Qualifier
Event Coordinator: Bernie DiCristofalo – bdicrist@optonline.net
Where: Lehman High School
When: Saturday, January 21, 2012
NYC FIRST Lego League – Manhattan Qualifier
Event Coordinator: Elizabeth Vilchis – evilchis@ccny.cuny.edu
Where: City College of New York – CCNY
When: Saturday, January 21, 2012
NYC Lego League FIRST – Brooklyn Qualifier
Event Coordinator: Susan Hermon – shermon@poly.edu
Where: NYU-Poly
When: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Hello Coaches,
The 2012 FLL Brooklyn Qualifier will be held:
Saturday January 14th, 2012 8:00am-4:00pm @ Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn Campus.
Directions: http://www.poly.edu/node/463
Teams must participate in a borough qualifier to be eligible for the citywide competition at the Jacob Javits Center in March
Registration Date: Nov. 8th -Dec 22nd
Registration is not complete until the form AND payment has been received.
Registration Fee: $40 Per Team
You will be registered in the order in which your payment has been received. Deadline is Dec 22nd
Checks are payable to: Polytechnic Institute of NYU/FIRST
Please mail check(s) or Money Order(s) with team number(s) to:
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Attn: Susan Hermon Room JB257A
6 MetroTech Center Brooklyn, NY 11201
You can also make payments by credit card at the registration link below
*The team capacity in Brooklyn is 45 and 53 teams have initiated registration, if your team would like to participate at another borough qualifier please send me an email shermon@poly.edu indicating which borough qualifier:*
Manhattan and Bronx Saturday, Jan. 21st (limited availability)
Staten Island Sunday, Feb. 5th
*Once capacity has been filled and/or you have not registered by the deadline you will automatically be assigned to an available qualifier.*
*IF YOU HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR LET ME KNOW ASAP*
Tournament Contact: Susan Hermon: shermon@poly.edu, (718) 260-3524 please contact her with any questions and/or concerns.
Please register at the link below:
Announcing 2011 FIRST LEGO League “Food Factor” Challenge
The 2011 FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Food Factor challenge was announced on September 2, 2011. All around the world, 19,800 teams are trying to find an innovative solution to preserve food and reduce food contamination, as well as design a LEGO Mindstorms robot to conquer a set of pre-determined robot missions in 2.5 minutes. There are more than 100 NJ FLL teams participated in this year’s competition.
See this robot mission video for the required tasks, and the complete challenge document.
The New Jersey FLL regional qualifiers are on 11/19/11 and 12/3/11. The NJ FLL State Championship is on 12/10/11. Let’s Go, Team!
How to join NJ FTC
Thinking about starting a FIRST Tech Challenge team? Ready to graduate from FIRST LEGO League? Take advantage of the FTC incentive program and come check out the evening outreach sessions. Each evening session is intended for prospective coaches, mentors and team leaders. It’s all about exploring starting an FTC team and take advantage of the Rookie Team Incentive Grant offered by FIRST at http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/content.aspx?id=18371
The topics covered at the evening sessions are:
- Overview of FTC and its Season
- Seeing a Robot and Hearing from Team Members
- How to start and organize an FTC team
- Help for New Coaches – The Manual & Team Assistance
- Approaching School Administration for Support Cost
- Fundraising and Sponsors
- Mentoring – Technical and Non-Technical
- The Next Step – Training & the Spring/Summer
- NJ FTC Rookie Team Incentive Grant (deadline March 31, 2011)
Session 1:
When: Wednesday Evening, March 23rd (6:30pm – 8:30pm)
Where: Moorestown Friends School, 110 East Main Street, Moorestown, NJ.
Session 2:
When: Tuesday Evening, March 29th (6:30pm – 8:30pm)
Where: Livingston High School, 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ.
For more information, contact Vince Frascella at vincent.frascella@baesystems.com
Girl Scout Science and Technology Fun Fair
Where: 90 Grovers Mill Road Plainsboro, NJ 08536-3109
When: Friday, March 11, 2011 (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
The Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey, the West Windsor Service Unit, and First Lego League Robotics Team 11297-the Green Machine- will host a regional Science and Technology Fun Fair at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North.
This event is part of a growing program designed to nurture girls’ interest in science and math-related activities and to encourage them to consider science and math-based career options.
The Technology and Science Fun Fair will provide an opportunity for about 250 girls from 3rd to 12th grades to learn about Girl Scouting and regional STEM programs. In addition to working on program-related badges, everyone will experience inspiring hands-on STEM workshops that feature science experiments, robotics, designing, programming, problem solving workshops, academic guidance, and most of all fun. Some of the activities that have already been scheduled include racing with LEGO cars, playing with autonomous and programmable robots, building a futuristic village, experiments in chemistry, and science displays on communications and engineering.
Sign up for this event at http://www.gscsnj.org/calendarnew/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=809
For more information, contact Krishna Trivedi at krishna.trivedi@gmail.com
