STARBASE ROBINS Calls for LEGO Creations

Warner Robins, GA – The FIRST LEGO League Super Regional robotics tournament sponsored by STARBASE ROBINS and the Museum of Aviation will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2012.

To celebrate the FIRST LEGO League Tournament, STARBASE ROBINS is inviting students to build a creation using LEGO (or similar) bricks and parts. The creations should be E-mailed to museumofaviationinfo@gmail.comwith the following information.

STARBASE ROBINS staff and volunteers will post the pictures of each creation two times per week on the STARBASE ROBINS Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/STARBASE-ROBINS/333460671258. Participants may submit up to five creations. When submitting a picture, please include above information. The last day for submissions is January 14, 2012.

STARBASE ROBINS offers a hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) curriculum to students from local school systems as well as several area private schools. STARBASE ROBINS is a Department of Defense educational program sponsored through a partnership with the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), the Museum of Aviation, and the Museum of Aviation Foundation. The program emphasizes the importance of goal-setting, teamwork and communication in everyday life. For more information, visit http://www.starbaseROBINS.org/

The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League is an international program that couples hands-on robotics activities with a competition like environment. A team is allowed a maximum of 10 players ages 9-14, with a major focus on team building, creativity and problem solving skills. Each year’s competition consists of a challenge with a different theme. Teams have 8 weeks from the September challenge announcement to analyze the mission, then design, program and test an autonomous robot to complete the mission in competition. Students use Lego MINDSTORM kits for the competition. In addition to the robotic portion, the competition also requires the teams to complete a research project relevant to the theme.

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Contact: Jenny Cook