Registration is now open for the 2010 Tasmanian State Finals for FIRST LEGO League.
This can be accessed through www.primefll.com.au
Registration this year, including kit purchase, is all being handled through Macquarie University in Sydney. Students need to between the ages of 9 and 16 to compete.
FIRST LEGO League is ideal for a Science or Information Technology class within a school. Some schools combine the aspects of FLL to make it a cross-curricular activity.
The Theme for this year is “Body Forward Challenge”. Students will explore the cutting-edge world of Biomedical Engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome genetic predispositions, and maximise the body's potential, with the intended purpose of leading happier and healthier lives.
The Tasmanian State tournament will be held at Ogilvie High School on Saturday 13th November.
There is a maximum of three teams per school permitted (You only need one Robot per team)
Various Trophies and LEGO prizes will be awarded on the day and Robotics Tasmania will pay a sum of money (tbc) towards travel expenses for the overall winner to travel to Sydney for the Australian tournament (4th December)
FIRST LEGO League has Three components:
ROBOT CHALLENGE – A team needs to program their Robot to negotiate a board full of tasks, accumulating as many points as possible in 2 minutes.
PROJECT – A team needs to present (lots of innovative ways to do this) a solution to a problem within the Biotechnology field. Research, presentation and innovation in presenting the solution go towards a final mark for the project.
TEAM CHALLENGE – Each team will be given a task on the day (unrelated to robotics or biotechnology) that will require skill and maximum teamwork. Judges will award points to each team.
Registration is nationally based and costs $75 a team. Kits for the Robot Challenge are $275. You will only need one kit per school/class.
If you register next week (last week of term) you will receive your kit in time for the start of 3rd Term.
If you have any questions, please go to www.primefll.com.au or email myself cbracken@mackillop.tas.edu.au or Susan Bowler susan.bowler@education.tas.gov.au
