on Saturday, February 19, 2011, Strategic Air and Space Museum, Ashland, NE
We will be attending this event at the SAC Museum! YEAH! Thanks to no school on Feb. 21, we will definitely attend!!!
The boys did LEGO Robotics in 4-H and had a very fun time programming and building the bots.
While at the SAC, we will be seeing: Anakin Skywalker's Podracer exhibit.
More about First Lego League found here from Univ. of Nebraska and 4-H:
GEAR-Tech-21 is a geo-spatial and robotics 4-H program available to middle school-aged youth throughout the United States. Using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT® robotics kits and handheld GPS devices, youth can experience science, engineering and technology career areas through camps, club programs and competitions. Designed with the experiential learning model, all activities have a hands-on problem-solving focus.
GEAR-Tech-21 is an innovative curriculum that brings together robotics, GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and GIS (Geographic Information Systems). Through this program, youth will:
- Build and program robots
- Operate a handheld GPS receiver
- Put your science, technology, engineering, and math skills to work
- Explore the outdoors
- Apply robotics, GPS, and GIS technologies to geo-tracking, navigation, and mapmaking
- Learn about the role of information technology in natural resources and precision agriculture
- Find out about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics including robotics, GPS/GIS, natural resource management and agricultural technology
- Complete fun challenges and have the opportunity to compete in a virtual competition with other youth across the country.
- Prepare to compete in a FIRST LEGO League®, GEAR-Tech-21 or local competition.
The program is designed to be very flexible for groups to adapt to various schedules, interests and other constraints. Ideally, a youth would begin GEAR-Tech-21 programming with a one-week introductory camp followed by an academic year of regular club sessions including one or more competitions. Advanced youth would repeat the process for the second year with an advanced camp and advanced club activities. Because of the program's flexibility, the curriculum can be adapted for classroom, after school or community club formats.
A key component to GEAR-Tech-21 is adult volunteers. Adult volunteers lead camps, club sessions and coach teams for competitions. They may or may not have technical expertise prior to leading a GEAR-Tech-21 group. In addition to online leader guides for each activity, leaders have face-to-face training, online training and online leader forums to access support.
As a part of 4-H, participants can access hundreds of other experiences through additional project areas, camps and more. By contacting your local Extension office, you can learn about other opportunities in your area.
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