FIRST® LEGO League

Saturday, November 14 | 7:30 a.m – 5 p.m.

The FIRST LEGO League BIOGLOW™ season takes children an young people on an exciting journey through the fascinating ecosystems of our world. Teams explore how nature, technology, and innovation are connected while developing creative solutions to real-world challenges.

FIRST LEGO League inspires young people around the world to engage with STEM subjects. Using LEGO Education technology, teams build, program, and test their own robots while researching the season theme. Teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving are at the heart of the experience.

Contact Joy Burton to volunteer at jb*****@******er.edu

Contact Crystal Bazyk for other questions about the tournament at cb****@******er.edu

Be part of the excitement at the Southwest Virginia FIRST® LEGO® League Regional Tournament! Volunteers help create an encouraging, high-energy experience where young people put their creativity, teamwork and problem-solving skills into action. Watch the video to learn more, then contact Joy Burton to get involved.

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) introduces young people, ages 9 to 14 (grades 4-8), to the fun and excitement of science and technology.

Children program an autonomous robot (using a LEGO MINDSTORMS robot set) to score point on a thematic playing surface, create innovative solutions to a problem, all while being guided by the program’s signature Core Values. Each year in November there is a regional tournament at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center.

• Robot Game – Build and program an autonomous LEGO MINDSTORMS robot.
• Project – Teams learn more about the science behind the Challenge and design a solution to solve a real-world problem.
• Core Values – Kids compete like crazy but still respect their teammates, coaches, and their competitors – and they have fun!

• Robot Game – Build and program an autonomous LEGO MINDSTORMS robot.
• Project – Teams learn more about the science behind the Challenge and design a solution to solve a real-world problem.
• Core Values – Kids compete like crazy but still respect their teammates, coaches, and their competitors – and they have fun!

• Up to 10 team members
• Meeting space
• 2 adult coaches
• Lego Robot
• Field Setup Kit
• Computer with internet access

• May – Registration Opens Mid-May – Orders placed for robots begin to ship
• Late July-Early August – Field Setup Kits begin to ship
• Late August – Challenge Release
• Mid-September – Team Registration Closes
• 2^nd Saturday in November – Regional LEGO Tournament at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center

• May – Registration Opens Mid-May – Orders placed for robots begin to ship
• Late July-Early August – Field Setup Kits begin to ship
• Late August – Challenge Release
• Mid-September – Team Registration Closes
• 2^nd Saturday in November – Regional LEGO Tournament at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center