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I think that the actual project presentation is a minor part of the
tournament, but the project work itself is a major component.  The work done
on research, learning, and sharing what they've learned should be
highlighted in that 5 minute presentation plus the judges' question time
after presentation.

In addition, everything on the mat is related to climate change.  The kids
along the way of working on missions will learn (or should learn) about
those aspects of the challenge.

The scoring is clearly stated as 25% project, 25% missions, 25% robot
design, 25% teamwork.  The annual challenge is fully reflected in the
project, but also is an undercurrent in the missions.  Teamwork encompasses
everything the team does, not just the robot.  Under half is
project-related, but certainly a heavy chunk of the end scores, though not
of the time spent on tournament day.

The robot is indeed the sparkle of tournaments - it's the part that everyone
sees and the part you spend most of the time tournament day on.  But don't
forget how much these kids are learning about the challenge each year and
how it affects their view of the world from that point on!  I think the
scoring pretty accurately represents the emphasis.  Although I do agree that
it's difficult to show what the kids have done for the project at tournament
other than to the judges.  I liked the idea of posting the team
presentations on you-tube.  I plan to ask my team this year (and their
parents) if they'd like to do this.  They put a lot of effort into their
project work this year.  More than on the robot side.

Nancy

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From: First Lego League Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of George W. Dodd, SRA
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [VADCFLL-L] It's all about the robot

 

 It seems to me that there is a disconnect between what FLL states and what
happens at the tournament.  In reading the challenge this year the team was
suppose to identify a local change in climate and find possible solutions.
The materials provided from FLL suggest that the team's project would
represent the largest part of their score and that the robot and its
performance were of secondary importance.   

The tournament however is clearly focused on the robot.  The team scores
appeared to based mostly on robot design, programming, and table
performance.  The team's project seemed not to really count for much.  Of
the times the team met with the judges; one was for the robot programming
and design, three were the robot challenge at the table, one for a team
building exercise, and one two minute segment was for the presentation of
their project.  

Maybe there should be two types of tournaments where one is based on the
project and the other on the robot.  

George Dodd  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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