2012 Jr. FIRST LEGO League Season
The Future Focus Foundation and the Region 2000 Technology Council are excited to announce the third annual season of the Lynchburg Regional Junior FIRST LEGO League beginning in early 2012. This year, we have a limited number of team sponsorships available so make sure to get your request in early. New teams in new locations will be getting priority for sponsored supplies.
Jr. FIRST LEGO Expo
The season will culminate at the Jr. FIRST LEGO Expo on April 28, 2012 at Timberlake Christian School in Lynchburg.
What You Need To Know
Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) captures young children’s inherent curiosity and directs it toward discovering the wonders of science and technology. Jr.FLL features a real-world Challenge, solved by research, critical thinking and imagination. Guided by adult coaches, student teams work with LEGO elements and moving parts to build ideas and concepts and present them for review.
Here are some of the details for Junior FIRST:
- The teams are composed of 2-6 children ages 6-9
- Teams typically meet 6-8 times
- The season culminates with the Lynchburg Regional Junior FIRST LEGO Expo (non-competitive sharing and fun!). The season will begin in February with the event being held April 28, 2012. Note: unsponsored teams are welcome to participate in the Expo. We will be glad to send ordering information for the supplies.
- Jr. FIRST teams will do basic research and build a solution to a challenge based on the theme “Snack Attack,” related to food safety.
The Challenge
Every year, Junior FIRST® LEGO® League works with experts in the field to create a Challenge that relates to an important real world issue. The end result of the design process is a Challenge with two defined parts – the Show-Me Poster and the Model.
The Show-Me Poster requires teams to illustrate their research and team journey. It provides an opportunity for them to share what they studied, what they learned, and to show information about the team and each team member.
The Model gets teams moving! Teams build a representation of what they are researching, based off the Challenge, and incorporate simple machines and movement into their creation.
Show Me Poster
Teams…
- Create a Show-Me Poster using a flat poster board or tri-fold presentation board.
- Use words, drawings, photos, and small objects to tell about what they have learned during their Challenge research.
- Show where they hunted for answers and describe the people they spoke with on their journey.
- Describe their Model and simple machine.
- Tell about the team itself.
Model
Teams…
- Create a Model that fits within a 15” x 15” footprint.
- Design a Model made of LEGO® parts (except for DUPLO® bricks ). Typically, a team of six will use 400 to 1,000 LEGO parts during the season.
- Must have at least one moveable piece on the Model.
- Design a simple machine using LEGO ramps, levers, pulleys, gears, wheels and axles, screws, or wedges and incorporates this into their model.
Contact Elizabeth Narehood, Managing Director of the Future Focus Foundation for more information about team sponsorships, enarehood [at] techcouncil [dot] us or (434) 847-1447.
For more information about Junior FIRST, visit their main website.
See below for our Jr FIRST LEGO expo promotional flyer:
