AE Phillips Rookie Team: Lightning Pups
Well, it was amazing. We went to New Orleans this weekend to compete in a Lego League Tournament. Yes, I said "Lego Tournament". Some people think the kids sit around a table and build stuff with Lego's and the biggest tower wins, but that is now what this is about. Check out the First Lego League website.
Caleb and his teammates had to build a Lego robot to complete a number of challenges. The kids also had to do a research on this years topic of Climate and do a presentation. They did a Climate News Rap. They did a great job. The team brainstormed the idea, wrote the lines and did all the work themselves. They had to also do a team work challenge. This was a fun challenge they walked into a room, the judges read the description of the task and they had to start. The team was judged on how well they performed as a team. This is one of the parts I was the most proud about. They did an incredible job of sharing, encouraging and working together. I was so proud! The last of the four challenges was the design challenge. They had to go into a room alone with the judges with their robot and answer questions about their design.
We had a great time. The kids did wonderful. Here are some pictures(video to be uploaded soon).
I had a great time with the kids. It was hard to be the coach sometimes because I wanted to play with the robot instead of letting the boys do all the work. It was great fun and the kids did so well. Especially for going as a rookie team.
Also for fun here are some pictures Caleb took with his camera while we were in New Orleans:
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1 comment:
They were really great. I could imagine how hard they worked.
I have never seen the challenge for the kids in this age in my country. It is a good opportunity for the kids to represent their great imagination, I think.
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