FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge
Robotics for grades 4-8
Ages: students in grades 4-8
Cost: The FLL Challenge participation fee is $100, with a discount of $25 for participants who register before September 1.
FLL Challenge (4-8)
Friendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students in grades 4-8 engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering – building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game.
- Design, build, test and program robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology
- Apply real-world math and science concepts
- Research challenges facing today’s scientists
- Learn critical thinking, team-building and presentation skills
- Participate in tournaments and celebrations
Team Sizes
Teams are purposefully small – typically not more than 5-6 students per team
Parent Involvement
Teams are led by coaches who typically are a parent of one of the team members. All parents are encouraged to attend practice at any time even if they are not the coach to provide extra guidance and to have fun with the team
Challenge and Competition
Based around a themed challenge created by FIRST that is released in early August and changed each year. Teams will compete at one regional tournament in December or January (sometimes November, depending on tournament schedule/availability). There is a local mock FLL Challenge tournament in November in St. Peter that is hosted by Saint Peter Area Robotics.
FLL Explore Details
Saint Peter Area Robotics is a non-profit community group that is run by volunteers. We need help from the families of our students, so a volunteer commitment deposit is mandatory and is included with your registration fee. You will be REFUNDED THE AMOUNT once you’ve completed your volunteer hours. If registering for FLL Challenge, a $100 volunteer deposit is charged. This equates to 4 hours of volunteering.
Season
Late August – December or January
Registration
FLL Challenge participants are strongly encouraged to complete their registration by September 1st since the challenge for the season is typically announced in late August
Practices
Teams normally meet 2 times a week for about 2 hours at a time