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FSR salutes Red Clay School’s world record LEGO Tower

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August 23, 2013, an authenticator from Guinness World Records was on hand as students and volunteers from the Red Clay school district completed construction on the world’s tallest structure made of LEGO toy bricks. In order to qualify, the structure had to be free-standing and contain no adhesives. The previous record-holder, a 106-foot tower, was built in Prague in 2012.

“This has been a great community event,” Red Clay superintendent, Dr. Merv Daugherty, said. “It shows what people can accomplish when they pull together. One kid could have never done this by themselves, but when we all work together as a team we can do something that people thought impossible.”

Fun facts:

  • 500,000 Lego pieces
  • 112 feet and 11.75 inches tall
  • 11-story tower
  • Weighs just under 1 ton
  • Students from every school in the district worked on the project

Photos and video from the remarkable event can be seen online:

Time magazine

Guinness World Records Website

Delaware Online Video

 

For several years, Red Clay District has partnered with FSR, hosting both FLL qualifiers and JFLL expo events, and sponsoring school-based FLL and FTC teams. This year, one of FSFLL’s qualifying events will be held Saturday, December 14, at Red Clay’s Conrad School of the Sciences.

Smithsonian reporters: From Denmark to Delaware

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When the Smithsonian magazine assigned a reporter and photographer to cover the story of LEGO and FIRST for an article on ideas and innovation, we were happy to have them to see the multi-age multi-level FSR Championship event at the Bob Carpenter Center last January.

Every year, the event is one of the largest single-day robotics competitions of its kind in the world and three program events take place in the same venue. This was the tenth anniversary year and over 100 student teams from six states participated, with students ranging in age from six to eighteen.

The article is available online, “How Lego Is Constructing the Next Generation of Engineers”

Read here:  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ideas-innovations/How-Lego-Is-Constructing-the-Next-Generation-of-Engineers-204137981.html#ixzz2YQ9MA5AS
There are additional pictures on the photographer’s web site: http://elimeirkaplan.com/blog/?p=1484

FIRST Lego League Team registration opens May 2013

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Important Dates!

DE FSFLL Director, Lou Rosanio reminds new and returning mentors that FLL registration opens in May for 2013 competition season, Nature’s Fury. Registration remains open until all slots are filled- usually in late September. Robot Kits and field kits will begin to ship in May and August– but you must register your team first!

Introducing  the 2013 Challenge!

Nature’s Fury Project Video- here

Nature’s Fury Robot Mission Video- here

Jr. FLL team registration opens August 1 for the new challenge, Disaster Blaster.

To register for FLL, go to https://gofll.usfirst.org/

First State Event registration opens in October–event qualifiers for FLL and the Expo events for Jr. FLL. To learn more, visit their website: http://www.firststatefll.org/.