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FLL Challenge Teams 24-25 Season SUBMERGED

FIRST Lego League (FLL) teams #1932, #4700 and #57092

From August- December each year we organize and coach FIRST Lego League Teams #4700,   #1932 (and #57092)  for the season SUBMERGED will begin lasat week in August 2024 with an organizational meeting.  For more information email 

This year's FIRST Lego League Challenge is SUBMERGED. This season children will learn about how and why people explore the oceans. The teams's challenge is to dive into a problem faced by people who explore the oceans. During  the season team members will be exploring the theme, will create and test solutions and will share what they have learned with others.

Students will use FIRST Core Values (Discovery, Innovation, Teamwork, Inclusion, Impact and Fun) and the Engineering Design Process to design, build and program a robot to complete missions on the Robot Game Board, and to propose an innovative solution to a problem with exploring under the ocean. All their results will be demonstrated in an event of sharing and competition at the end of the season. Spokane Region FLL Competition days = second weekend of December, at Freeman Middle School.

 

Previous years FLL Themes and Team projects

Masterpiece 23/24

#1932 "Henergy" researched and designed an app all about raising chickens to assist students and families in Spokane wanting to get into the hobby of raising chickens.

#4700 "Drag 'n' Drop Forgers" designed and created a model for an improvement to beginner model 3-D printers to add a camera to display nozzle output. Most beginners waste a bunch of filament when a small error happens and the printer may be programmed for several hours making "spaghetti". The camera can be monitored and a big mess can be avoided.

Superpowered 22/23

#4700 "Solar Rays" solved an energy problem by developing a clear film to apply to windows to collect solar rays and convert to dc electrical current. They earned a place in the Eastern WA state Championship with an award for Robot Design.

#1932 "Team NRgEEE" worked on a campaign to spread the word about using your smart meter to better manage energy use at home and produced a 30 public service announcement. They earned a place in the Eastern WA state Championship with the highest robot Game score and runner up Champions Award for overall performance.

#57092 "Wireless Wits" studied the possibilities for wireless energy transmission and built a great robot.

Cargo Connect 21/22

#4700, "The Cargo Cats," enabled a local Import Fairtrade company improve its tracking of burlap bales of goods shipped from Nepal to US as cargo on passenger airline planes with innovative use of Apple AirTags.

#1932, TA FRAANK, created an app prototype to enable the scientists monitoring the barging of Salmon smolt around dams on the Snake and Columbia Rivers to get read-outs of water temperature, oxygenation levels, and exact position of the barges to intervene if necessary, improving the safety of transporting young Salmon.

Re-PLAY 20/21

#4700 worked on an app to facilitate Classroom "brain breaks" or exercise after sitting for long periods.

City Shaper 19/20

Modular Zombies: Spokane has housing shortage and approximately 500 Zombie houses. Solution: use factory-built modular units, arranging more than one on a lot to replace abandoned/foreclosed homes.

EEMIX: STA buses have space for only 2/3 bicycles on front of buses. Solution: Designed a fold-up seat that converts to an on-board bike rack with wheel tie-downs for additional bike riders.