NYC Teams Represent FIRST at NYS Fair!
The New York State Fair will have a FIRST Exhibition featuring a partnership between FIRST and 4-H clubs working to bring math, science & engineering through robotics to youth across NYS. FIRST FRC/FTC /FLL and Jr FLL Teams from all over the state will showcase the robots they designed, built, and used for competition during the 2010 Smart Move and Breakaway competitions.
During the ten day event more than a million people are expected to visit. The four teams from NYC are the following:
- Stuyvesant HS’s Stuypulse Team #694
- Queens Vocational and Technical HS’s RoboTigers Team#1796
- Bronx Science HS’s Iron Maidens Team #2265
- EHTP’s Warriors of East Harlem Team # 1880
Students will share their experiences growing up in diverse corners of the state with 4-H Clubs from every county in the state. Clubs will also have an opportunity to learn about starting their own teams.
Where: NYS Fair Fairgrounds,
NYS Fair /4H Building
581 State Fair Blvd
Syracuse NY 13208
When: Aug 26 - Sept 6 from 10 am through 6 pm
World Maker Faire at the Queens Hall of Science
FIRST will have a booth at the Queens Hall of Science during the World Maker Faire. The booth will showcase teams from the NYC Metro area representing FIRST Robotics, FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST LEGO League. We are excited to be engaging FIRST teams in a family fun festival to make, create, learn, invent, craft, recycle, build, think, play & be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. Visitors will get to see robot demonstrations, handle remote controls, and learn about youth being successful in NYC. This is also an opportunity for people new to FIRST to learn about starting a team or volunteering. To participate email Norm Sutaria at [email protected].
Where: Queens Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368-2950
When: September 25 – 26, 2010
Register Now for Off-Season Event and Win Funding for Your Team!
There’s an exciting new opportunity in NYC courtesy of Team #3017!!! The team from Francis Lewis High School is hosting the Inaugural Big Apple Breakaway FIRST RoboticsScrimmage!! Space is limited - Register now! 20+ FIRST Robotics Teams in NYC Metro area will kickoff the season by participating in a FIRST Robotics Scrimmage featuring 2010 FIRST Robotics Breakaway Game. Robots Shooting goals, C Rio boot camp/Info and workshops for robot lovers wishing to get involved as FIRST team technical mentors. Hosted by Team 3017 Patriots and local sponsors. The winning alliance will win $6000 towards their 2011 registration!!!
When: Saturday, October 2, 2010
Where: Francis Lewis High School
58-20 Utopia Parkway
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Details: Doors open at 7:00 AM.
More information available on our website
www.flhsrobotics.com
Contact: Angela Sherman [email protected]
U.S. ranks 35th in math and 29th in science worldwide
From Connect a Million Minds (CAMM), a Time Warner Cable’s initiative to connect youth to ideas, people and opportunities that will inspire them in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math):
To better understand how attitudes and beliefs among young Americans contribute to our poor rankings, “Connect a Million Minds” traveled to three countries that rank significantly higher in math and science literacy – Finland, China and Australia – and interviewed young people, parents and teachers about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and related issues. We compared what we heard from these nations to responses from interviews conducted here in the U.S.
Here is what we heard:
- Youth from outside the U.S. take it as a given that if they want to be successful in life, they have to do well in math and science. We did not hear this from the U.S kids.
- Youth from outside the U.S. are more aware that they will compete in a global marketplace and not just against kids in their own country.
- Outside the U.S., there is much less of a social stigma attached to being smart and doing well in school. In fact, the smart kids are considered cool.
Check out this video and join the discussions online. What can we do to make a difference?
2010 Jr. FLL Registration Opened
Registration for the 2010 Body Forward Season of Jr.FLL opened on Monday, August 2nd at 12 noon EST. Log in to here https://my.usfirst.org/jr.fll/tims to register your team.
Please note that Jr.FLL team numbers do not roll over from season to season, so coaches will need to register yearly if returning in 2010 for the new season. For the first time ever, teams will be able to download the Jr.FLL Challenge materials IMMEDIATELY upon registering. Does your team think seeing the Jr.FLL Challenge will give them a ”leg up” in preparing for the FLL Challenge? Go ahead and register as a Jr.FLL team! (It’s only $25 US.)
Also, think about mentoring a Jr.FLL team or orchestrating a Jr.FLL event. It’s a great way to make FLL a year-round experience, and to keep spreading the mission of FIRST.
For more information about registration for the 2010 Jr.FLL season, please visit: Important Registration Information Page. Also, visit the new global Junior FIRST® LEGO® League website www.juniorfirstlegoleague.org
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