We are officially First Lego League Team 122!
Here are some pictures I found in Google images about the number 122.
Hey, how did that Dalek get in there?
It seems like ages ago but, ...on the first official day, May 6, I registered RoboSkills within the first hour. By the time registration is closed there will be thousands of teams.
We have a new Behavior and Social Skills Coach who has worked with children on the spectrum. Her name is Caroline Madsen. She is wonderful!!! She used to be my son's aide at church (so I am kind of biased) and decided to go into special education because of him. Ms. Jane is going to be moving to further her education and she is having a baby. We will dearly miss her! We wish the best for her.
What has changed since I last posted is, we are now meeting in the Community Room at Publix (Thank You Publix!). Sci-Quest has summer camps during the summer and so they have their classrooms filled. We have met all summer long.
We are now, after having built a few robots, and learning a little bit about programming, challenging ourselves on the puzzle mat to see if we can accomplish some made-up missions. I don't have all the lego pieces for the puzzle power mat, so we have improvised and come up with a couple of our own.
You are probably wondering how do we set up the mat when we dont have a table. I have come up with a portable mat that is different then the one that everyone has seen on line. It is easier to build or put together (no building required) and lighter. The idea came together when I was trying to figure out how in the world am I going to fit a table in my Mini Cooper? Spoilers....will have to tell all about it next post. I showed some other teams what I had come up with and they loved it and said I should sell it as a fundraiser for our team. Can you copyright a mat design??? Now, off to make a bag to carry it in....