FIRST LEGO League for Late Elementary School Students

More than robots.
In Michigan, FIRST LEGO League is an upper elementary school program with teams comprised solely of upper elementary school team members who learn, play, hone skills, and acquire new ones.

• Apply math and science concepts to research, design, build, and program autonomous robots.
• Use LEGO MINDSTORMS® to solve missions based on real-world problems.
• Practice important teamwork skills.
• Learn from and interact with adult Mentors and Coaches.
• Work as a group to overcome obstacles.

FIRST is more than robots. Its vision is to develop the next generation of innovators and leaders.

Let’s play!
Teams come together in a variety of ways. They can be school-based or can form within non-profit organizations, scout troops, home school groups, neighborhoods. FIRST LEGO League is a fit in any setting: large, small, public, private, rural, urban, or suburban.

Team members, guided by coaches and mentors, create and program a LEGO Mindstorms robot to compete in a FIRST designed game. The game is played on a 4’x8′ wooden table field. Each year has a new theme.

Teams also complete a project based on the yearly theme. Teams research a problem, create an innovative solution, and share their solution with others. During both the robot and project completion, students also practice teamwork and the FIRST Core Values.

Events are a celebration of the season and a chance for teams to engage in the fun and excitement of competition. Awards are presented for robot design and performance, project content and presentation, and how well teams exhibit teamwork and cooperation.

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