Hello!
Just wanted to update all of you about Saturday. We are going to be in 1071 Black Engineering from 9-12. We will have our Rebound Rumble robot there!
If you can’t make it, follow us on twitter for live updates along with checking back here later for photos. Also, check out the LIVE Video Feed on Saturday from the event!
Here are additional files:
Program
Judging Schedule
Robot Schedule
Outreach Schedule
Outreach Description
On Saturday, five members of Team Neutrino (former Ames Middle School FLLers) helped the six Ames Middle School FLL teams as they prepare for the Marshalltown regional competition this coming Saturday. We helped judge their project presentations and robot rounds as they practiced. We then presented our robot, and talked about Team Neutrino.
Today I (David) talked about our robot and demo’ed it for three of my 5th & 6th Grade FLL teams, one of our 7th & 8th grade teams, and a PE class at Nevada Middle School. I also invited my high school principal, superintendent, and shop teacher in hopes of selling them on the idea getting a FIRST Robotics team started at the high school level. I think they were all very impressed by it. There are some more videos after the break. Continue reading
On Saturday, 7 Neutrinos (and their parents) volunteered at the Science Center of Iowa Regional FLL Tournament for the day. 2 Neutrinos were Refs (that was alot of fun!) and the other 5 helped with the judging process (judges and judges assistants).
The STEM Community Conversation went well yesterday for not being able to physically run the robot much. We ran into many Iowa State University Extension Staff there along with lots of state representatives. We would like to personally thank Iowa State University Extension for inviting us to this exciting event promoting STEM education throughout Iowa.
FIRST Robotics Team Neutrino #3928, a Story County 4-H team, attended the Cow Town Throwdown Robotics off season Invitational November 2nd and 3rd in Kansas City. The team is composed of 4-H’ers from Ames,
Ballard, and Nevada High Schools. Team Neutrino ended up being seeded 37th after dealing with various technical issues they encountered. They were selected by Team #2410, Metal Mustangs from Overland Park, Kansas, to serve on their alliance where they made it into the quarter-finals.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) strives to inspire youth to become leaders in science and technology through engaging mentor-based programs. Team Neutrino competes in FIRST’s Robotics Competitions, which brings youth together with professional mentors and Iowa State University students to build a robot from scratch in order to compete in that year’s game.
Last year, Team Neutrino finished in eighth place out of forty-nine teams at the 2012 FIRST Robotics Midwest Regional in Chicago in March. The team also won a top rookie seed award in its first year of competition.
The team’s next official FIRST challenge begins in January.
FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) is one of the senior high options for students provided by FIRST. FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) is another. Both of these programs can follow after Jr.FLL (Jr. FIRST Lego League) and FLL (FIRST Lego League). See www.usfirst.org for more information on the FIRST organization.
For more information on Team Neutrino please visit www.teamneutrino.org. For more information on the Story County 4-H FIRST Lego League Team, please email mwilkins@iastate.edu.