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“…to create a world where science and technology are

celebrated….where young people dream of becoming

science and technology heroes….”

Dean Kamen, Founder

Preseason

» Play a game at each meeting so everyone learns names.

» Provide questions for team members to use to interview each other.

» Create things unique to the team like a team motto, handshake, or song.

» Give the team tasks to do and review how they would solve them, see how many different ways the team can think up to solve the same problem.

» Host team projects like fundraising, community service, or field trips.

» Participate in an FLL camp.» Build a game table, assemble the FLL

field when available.

Team Building

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“…to create a world where science and technology are

celebrated….where young people dream of becoming

science and technology heroes….”

Dean Kamen, Founder

Preseason

» Put together the game field» Build example Lego Robots from

instructions» Learn to drive the robot straight!» Then Learn other ways to navigate the

robot» Learn to build different styles of drive

trains.» Improve your design to make it easy to

change batteries» Explore using sensors one at a time, and

make up a game to help the team think about how to solve it using a certain sensor.

» Object manipulation – lifting, dropping, pushing, dumping, dragging.

Team Practice

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“…to create a world where science and technology are

celebrated….where young people dream of becoming

science and technology heroes….”

Dean Kamen, Founder

Preseason

» FLL is not just about building and competing with robots.

» By doing research the team will learn more about the Challenge theme and better understand the work of professionals in the field.

» Identify the problem» Research the problem» Create a technical or engineering

solution» Share the team findings

Team Project

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“…to create a world where science and technology are

celebrated….where young people dream of becoming

science and technology heroes….”

Dean Kamen, Founder

Preseason

» Guide the team to help them be successful and avoid frustration.

» Allow for choices along the way, but limit them to ones that will work, no wrong answers.

» Lead discussions, make suggestions, but let the team make all of the decisions, many paths to success.

» A mutual foundation of trust is critical, allow everyone to voice their opinion.

» Give acknowledgement and positive feedback

» Keep each child involved in the team, and in team decisions.

» Coaches must resolve disputes, keep the viewpoint positive, and refocus the team on the tasks at hand.

Coaching

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“…to create a world where science and technology are

celebrated….where young people dream of becoming

science and technology heroes….”

Dean Kamen, Founder

RESOURCES

» www.usfirst.com» www.firstlegoleague.com» www.penfieldrobotics.com

» Mike O’Brien