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From the Current Heatherwood Hawk
Newsletter
HAWKBOTS ROCK!
For the third straight year, Heatherwood HAWKBOTS will send a team to
the First
Lego League (FLL) State Finals on January 15th at Inglemoor High School!
Heatherwood joined 40 other teams at the FLL regional competition on
December 3rd at Lynnwood High School. HAWKBOTS ONE, coached by Lori
Hittle, won the Judges’ Choice Award for Overall Excellence. They
nailed their robot competition, and turned in a perfect score in their
project presentation. HAWKBOTS TWO came home with its own trophy, the
Project Research Award. The team took a risky tack and did lots of
research including e-mail contacts with scientists in the UK.
What was the challenge? This year’s “Food Factor Challenge” was to
build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO®
MINDSTORMS® NXT to improve the quality of food by finding ways to
prevent food contamination. The students examined the possible points
of contamination our food encounters – from exposure to insects to
unsanitary preparation and storage – then find ways to prevent or
combat these contaminates. Each Challenge has three parts: the Robot
Game, the Project, and the FLL Core Values. Teams of up to ten children
with one adult coach, participate in the Challenge by programming an
autonomous robot to score points on a themed playing field (Robot
Game), developing a solution to a problem they have identified
(Project), all guided by the FLL Core Values.
First Lego’s League’s goal is to inspire students to pursue careers in
science and technology. It does this by creating opportunities for
students to engage in after school activities that combine technology
with a competitive “sport”. Students learn to participate in a fun,
enriching, and worthwhile experience. For more information on this
year’s challenge, visit http://firstlegoleague.org/challenge/thechallenge.
Congrats to both teams,
Andy Harper
Faculty Advisor
December/January
2011/2012 Newsletter
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