NEW!

FOOD FACTOR Tournament Program - click here!

ND ROBOTICS GRANT!

The deadline for the Grant for Innovation application, which all school teams from ND can apply for to support their robotics program efforts is in September of each year. REMEMBER that the deadline to register for FLL is also September, so be sure to register your team(s) as early as you can. To download the grant application, go to the following site:
http://www.nd.gov/cte/projects/grants/


LEGO® Education and LEGO Club are proud to offer your school the opportunity to share exclusive space-themed LEGO Club In-School Edition Magazines and LEGO Education Teacher's Guides with your second- and third-grade classrooms for FREE! To sign up to receive complimentary copies of the Space Exploration-themed LEGO Club In-School Edition Magazine and corresponding LEGO Education Teacher's Guide, complete the online order form at www.LEGOeducation.us/MagazineRequest .

For NEW FLL teams!
Go to: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll/content.aspx?id=16890
for great information on how to build a foundation for an excellent FLL experience!

Coaches training videos from our own Byron Borgen, FIRST Robotics coach and LEGO Education Train the Trainer are now live - go to the Teams web page (above) to get the URL's for these videos.



The ECMgineers of Miller Elementary in Bismarck ND wins the 2011 Body Forward ND FLL tournament and marches on to the World Festival in St. Louis, MO!

Awards 2011
Click here to view the list of winners from the 2011 Body Forward tournament.

Next year's challenge!





Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of food by finding ways to prevent food contamination?   In the 2011 Food Factor Challenge, over 200,000 9-16* year olds from over 55 countries will explore the topic of food safety and examine the possible points of contamination our food encounters – from exposure to insects and creatures, to unsterile processing and transportation, to unsanitary preparation and storage – then find ways to prevent or combat these contaminates.  In the Food Factor Challenge, teams will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT to solve a set of Food Safety missions as well as research, develop, and share their innovative food safety solutions.  Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set of Core Values.

Featured Quote:

"FLL is the hardest fun you'll ever have."
- Paul R. Gudonis, former President FIRST