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 2015 Duel on the Delaware

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In two action-packed robotic events this October 17, robots are coming to the Davidow Fieldhouse at Salem Community College in Carneys Point Township, New Jersey.

At the Duel on the Delaware, an off-season FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC) competition, over 30 teams of high school students from the mid-Atlantic area go head to head in one more opportunity to play last season’s game. The annual event, co-hosted by FSR team, MOE 365 and FRC 316, the Lunatecs kicks off at 8:45 am and goes till 5 pm. This event is free and open to the public.   

At the Duel on the Delaware FTC Scrimmage, more than 20 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams from around the region will mark the opening of 2015-16 season and participate in robotics workshops and an informal scrimmage jointly sponsored by Diamond State FTC, New Jersey FTC and Pennsylvania FTC. The middle school and high school- aged students are challenged each September to design and build robots for a brand new game. (New game release date September 12- info here.)

Highlights from FIRST Impact Report

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From usfirst.org:

10 years of evaluation data indicates that with participation in FIRST, team members are:

STEM MAJOR CITED BY FIRST PARTICIPANTS

STEM Major Infographic

21ST CENTURY WORK-LIFE SKILLS GAINED BY FIRST PARTICIPANTS

Work-Life Skills Infographic

SCHOOOL ENGAGEMENT INCREASES FOR FIRST PARTICIPANTS

School Engagement Infographic

FIRST ALUMNI IN STEM CAREERS

STEM Careers Infographic

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Highlights from 2015 FIRST® Impact Report

FIRST Tech Challenge- Team grants available

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2015-2016 FTC Technology Transition Grant 

FIRST Tech Challenge is a dynamic team Sport for the Mind™ aimed at students in grades 7-12.

This year a grant is being offered to assist all teams with the new FTC technology transition.

FIRST is offering a Technology Transition Grant to rookie teams in the amount of $575 ($275 covers registration fee + $300 covers product cost) and to veteran teams in the amount of $275 (which covers registration).