Weekend update: Robotics fundraising and public demos

If you are heading out this Sunday to Mini MAKER Faire at Christiana Mall, why not grab a bite at California Pizza Kitchen too? With this coupon, 20% of your order will help support FTC robotics team  Rhyme Know Reason with competition and travel expenses.

Who: FTC team Rhyme Know Reason

What: Robot demonstration and Pizza fundraiser

Where: Demo at Christiana Mall Barnes and Noble MAKER FAIRE and dining nearby at Christiana Mall California Pizza Kitchen

When: Both events Sunday Nov. 6,2016

PRINT THIS COUPON and HAVE FUN!

Spring schedule of Delaware’s JFLL and FLL events

What happens at a JrFLL Expo? They are fun-filled events celebrating young students STEM work on this year’s challenge–Creature Craze. This year FS JrFLL is hosting 3 Jr.FLL EXPO Events:

  • January 28, 2017 @ Early College High School at Delaware State University, 1570 North Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
  • February 25, 2017 @ Delaware State University, 1200 North Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
  • March 11, 2017 @ Saint Mary Magdalen School, 9 Sharpley Road, Wilmington, DE

* The Jr. FLL EXPO event at Saint Mary Magdalen is being used to highlight STEM in parochial schools. First preference will be given to parochial schools. It will be a 32 team event. We are anticipating 20-24 of those teams to be St. Mary Magdalen teams. The remaining available slots will be open to other teams!!!

What about First State FIRST LEGO League team events? They are exciting opportunities to showcase your project, team work, engineering, and computer coding skills to panels of judges– then race against the clock to see which robots can post the highest scores. This year’s challenge is called Animal Allies. 

FS FLL will host 3 Qualifying Events this season. Each team can only register & attend one Qualifier Event. This year’s locations for the Qualifiers are

  • Dec. 10, 2016 @ Conrad Schools of Science, 201 Jackson Ave., Wilmington, DE 19804
  • Jan. 14, 2017 @ Junior Achievement of Delaware, 522 South Walnut Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
  • Jan. 28, 2017 @ Early College High School @ Delaware State University, 1570 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901

A number of teams from each Qualifier will advance to the Champion’s Tournament.

The Champion’s Tournament will take approximately 36 teams and is scheduled for February 25, 2017 at Delaware State University.

For more information visit the First State FLL and JFLL website here.

 2016 Duel on the Delaware champions

Three high school teams formed the winning alliance at Saturday’s 2016 Duel on the Delaware–from Philadelphia, FRC 341 MissDaisy, from Downingtown FRC 1640 Sa-BOT-age, and from South Jersey, FRC 5420 Velocity.  

The annual “off season” event, held at Salem Community College in Carneys Point, NJ, is cosponsored by southern NJ team 316, the Lu-na-tecs, and FSR team, MOE365, the Miracle Workerz.

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In addition, teams collect and donate books for Success Won’t Wait– a Wilmington-based charity that distributes books to children’s charities, hospitals, and other organizations serving people in the tri-state area. Top winners receive a trophy  for the most books (by weight). The event total this year was over 11,500 pounds of books and the 2016 book drive winner was Team 271, the Mechanical Marauders from Bay Shore, NY.

A big thanks to all our event volunteers and sponsors!