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State Championship events set for this month

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Scenes from two recent FLL qualifying events–

Dover FLL January 30, 2016
Dover FLL January 30, 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Dover FLL January 30, 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016

First State Robotics 2015/16 qualification events are wrapping up for FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) and FLL (FIRST LEGO League), so top teams will advance to compete for the regional championship and — for FTC teams— a chance to represent Delaware at the East coast FIRST Super-regional in Scranton, PA this March and possibly move on to the FTC World Championship this April in St. Louis, MO.

You are invited to come see what it’s all about…FSR events are free and open to the public.

Diamond State FIRST Tech Challenge Championship

  • February 9, 2016
  • Doors open to teams 7 am- 6 pm
  • Opening ceremony 10:45 am
  • Memorial Hall Gym, Delaware State University, Dover, DE

More info at www.delawareftc.org

2015/2016 First State FLL State Championship Tournament

  • February 20, 2016
  • Event Start Time: 8:00am
  • M L King Student Center, Delaware State University, Dover, DE

More info at http://www.firststatefll.org

Robot demonstration and STEM outreach

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FSR students pose alongside ILC space suit at 2016 DE STEM Council Awards Ceremony

FSR students pose alongside ILC space suit at 2015 DE STEM Council Awards Ceremony

Student representatives of two FSR teams– FRC 365 (MOE) and FTC 8528 (Rhyme Know Reason) — demonstrated their robots and talked about their design process with attendees at the 2015 Delaware STEM Council Educator Award presentation. In addition, FSR board member, Rashmi Kumar, a specialist in STEM learning with the University of Pennsylvania, was featured on a panel discussion– “Building a Culture of Community Learning around STEM.” The event, sponsored by the Delaware STEM Council, was held January 25 at the Chase Center in Wilmington.

Area youth attack world-wide problems: FLL Trash Trek

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Scenes from FIRST LEGO League qualifying event held at Conrad School of the Sciences on Jackson Avenue in Wilmington last Saturday.  Elementary and middle school students from around the state — as well as teams from NJ and MD– gathered to demonstrate their problem-solving, team-building, and robotic skills. Nine teams qualified to advance to the First State FLL Champion’s Tournament next February.

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