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Volunteer Overview
2011
©2010 The United States Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST®) and the LEGO Group. Used by special permission. All rights reserved.
FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) is the result of an exciting alliance between FIRST and The LEGO Group. Official FLL Operational Partners are permitted to make reproductions for immediate judging and Operational Partner use only. Any use, reproduction, or duplication for purposes other than directly by the immediate FLL Operational Partner as part of FLL participation is strictly prohibited without specific written permission from FIRST and the LEGO Group.
The FIRST LEGO League name and logo are trademarks of FIRST and the LEGO Group.
Intro to FIRST and FLL• What is FLL?• Gracious
Professionalism®
• FLL Core Values
What is an FLL Tournament?
Preparing to Judge• What to Expect• What Information You
Need to Know
Types of Judging• Teamwork• Robot Design• Project
Judging Process• Team Evaluation• Awards Deliberations
FLL Judge Training
FIRST Vision
Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder
“To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes.”
FIRST and FLL Mission
The mission of FIRST and FIRST LEGO League is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication and leadership.
What is FLL?
Helps children, ages 9 to 14, discover the fun in science and technology while building self-confidence, knowledge and life skills
“I want to build things nobody else has even thought of yet.”Charles Peterson, FLL Team Member (10 years old)
What Is FLL?
PROBLEM SOLVING AND CREATIVITY
• Present kids with a real-world problem
• New scientific theme each yearTEAMS OF STUDENTS AND
MENTORS• Work as a team• Learn with adults and mentorsDO IT ALL IN 8 WEEKS• Building, programming, testing,
investigating solutions• Competing with peers in high-
energy tournaments• Presenting solutions to a real-
world problem to a panel of judges
How It Works
What Is FLL?
2011 Season Projections • 19,800 teams• 198,000 middle-school
students• More than 50 countries• 117 Championship
Tournaments• 560 Qualifying Tournaments
FLL Impact Globally
1998
1999
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2005
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5,000
10,000
15,000
Outside U.S. & Canada
U.S. & Canada
Central Texas FLL
2011 Season Projections • 150 teams• 6 Qualifying
Tournaments• Championship on
January 21st at Westlake High School
FLL Philosophy
• Everyone is a winner• FIRST LEGO League is
designed to be a celebration of achievement
• Judges learn from participants
• Mentors learn from teams• Students leave wanting
more• It's not about building
robots; it's about robots building people
Gracious Professionalism®
Dr. Woodie Flowers, FIRST National Advisor
• Gracious Professionalism is part of the ethos of FIRST
• It's a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community
• Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process
FLL Core Values
We are a team.
We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.
We honor the spirit of friendly competition.
What we discover is more important than what we win.
We share our experiences with others.
We display Gracious Professionalism in everything we do.
We have fun.
Welcome and Thank You!
• Without volunteers like you staffing the events, Central Texas FLL wouldn’t be able to exist
• Thank you for dedicating your time and energy to the students