FIRST Robotics season has begun!
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Over 50 students attended the FIRST Tech Challenge kick-off at Thunder Mountain High School. |
Another exciting season of FIRST Robotics has begun! There were a variety of kick-off events held statewide, with over 1,000 kids participating in the programs this year.
FIRST LEGO League Jr. (ages 6-9) students will have fun with the "Aqua Adventure" challenge where they'll explore how they use water at home and in the community, the water's journey, and how to improve part of this journey.
This year, FIRST LEGO League (ages 9-16) students will focus on the "Hydro Dynamics" challenge. The students recently had a kick-off and got some good idea good ideas to help them identify an innovative solution to a real world problem regarding the way we find, use, transport or dispose of water.
The FIRST Tech Challenge (ages 12-18) is a robotics competition that allows students to compete head to head using a sports model. Teams are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. This year, the challenge is "FIRST Relic Recovery."
Teams are from all over Alaska, from Southeast to Adak to Barrow.
FIRST LEGO League coach training is happening in Anchorage Saturday for 8 coaches (with another 24 coaches participating virtually) and this coming Wednesday in Juneau with a virtual option.
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