> > > > Hello Virginia/DC FLL Friends, > > > > We are Sparky 384, a *FIRST* Robotics Competition (FRC) team, from JR > Tucker High School in Richmond, Virginia. We are excited to share with > you our project, “Growing Up in a *FIRST *World.” Our goal is to inspire > children under age 9 in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). > > > > > Our team hosted a Jr.FLL Expo for children ages 6-9 and saw the student’s > excitement applying science and engineering to a real world challenge*. > Being involved with FLL, you understand the importance of engaging > children in STEM activities at a young age, so we are asking for your help. > * > > > > We encourage your FLL team to inspire a group of Jr.FLL age students. You > can: > > - Show your FLL robot and Food Factor project to a group of Jr.FLL age > students. > - Start/mentor a Jr.FLL team: > - For information go to: www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/jr.fll > - Jr.FLL registration remains open until April so it isn’t too late. > - Engage young students in any hands-on Science/Engineering activity. > > > > In addition to FLL teams in Virginia/DC, we reached out to FLL teams > across the country as well as 60 countries and challenged them to inspire > the world’s youngest engineers. Together we can inspire children > “Growing Up in a *FIRST *World.” > > > > Help us inspire the world! Send us a description of your activity along > with a picture to [log in to unmask] > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Sparky 384 *FIRST* Robotics Team > > JR Tucker High School > > Richmond, Virginia > > [log in to unmask] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.