Every spring for the past three years, the Florence Sawyer Robotics Team has been teaching our new teammates the fundamentals of Mindstorms so the new teammates can be ready for the fall competition. In parallel, we also teach our returning teammates more complicated programming and mechanical problem solving to advance their learning.
Robots don’t stop for a pandemic!
Right before Massachusetts ordered us to shelter-in-place due to COVID-19, we rushed 14 base bots and boxes of LEGOs to 22 eager students so they could still learn, have fun and be a part of our team despite school being canceled.
Here is our entire spring curriculum, separated into new and returning teammate challenges, taught slowly with lots of videos and sample programming to teach teammates the fundamentals. We even have some Core Values challenges and a group challenge once we can meet in person again. With these resources, we hope that anyone can learn and teach FIRST LEGO League robotics.
If you have any questions, please email: FLLremote@team6328.org
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Curriculum:
New to FIRST LEGO League and Mindstorms? Start here:
Getting Started in FIRST LEGO League
New Teammate Challenge #1: Out and Back
New Teammate Challenge #2: Bring it Home
New Teammate Challenge #3: Run the Wall
New Teammate Challenge #4: Follow the Line
New Teammate Challenge #5: Hoops
Do you have experience with FIRST LEGO League and/or Mindstorms? Click here:
Returning Teammate Challenge #1: Feed the Dog
Returning Teammate Challenge #2: Teeter Totter
Returning Teammate Challenge #3: Most Hoops
Returning Teammate Challenge #4: The Race up Book Mountain
When you need a break from robots, try some Core Values Challenges (good for teams or families):
Core Values Challenge #1: Flip the Tarp
Core Values Challenge #2: Egg Drop
Here’s a fun group challenge, for 2-12 robots: