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New York City FIRST Mega Celebration March 16 to 18, 2012 - Jacob K. Javits Convention Center FIRST Robotics Competition Friday March 16-Sunday March 18 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Friday March 16-Saturday March 17 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. FIRST LEGO League Championship Sunday March 18 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo Sunday March 18 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. NYC FIRST Science and Technology College/Career Expo Friday March 16, Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 10:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. All Photographs By Adriana M. Groisman/FIRST Welcome to the 12th Annual New York City FIRST Robotics Competition! The New York City FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition proudly welcomes you to the 2012 New York City Regional mega celebration and competition here at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills that inspire innovation, cooperation, and gracious professionalism! FIRST Robotics has been going strong for over 20 years worldwide and we celebrate our 12th year in New York City. NYC FIRST programs engage thousands of elementary, intermediate and high school students as they build robots and compete on the playing field while actively using science and technology. Help us cheer them on as they exhibit their incredible skills, ability to work with others and creativity while competing for awards. The 2012 game, Rebound Rumble, promises to be incredibly exciting and this year teams will be able to use Xbox Kinect to control their robots! While you are at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), please be sure to visit the Junior FIRST Lego League (JFLL), FIRST Lego League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) in action as well. The FLL teams you see here in the exhibit hall have already proven themselves by winning their borough-wide qualifying tournament earlier this year. We have 66 FIRST Robotics teams competing at the New York City Regional this weekend and they hail from schools in New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Turkey. FIRST participants are eligible for over $14 million in scholarships from leading colleges and universities. Please visit our College/Career Expo to meet representatives from colleges and universities offering FIRST scholarships and FIRST corporate sponsors committed to mentoring and supporting FIRST teams. FIRST is truly a volunteer driven organization. We sincerely thank the dedicated and talented community of teachers, parents, technical mentors and other professionals who spend hundreds of hours working with FIRST students to inspire and instruct them. We are also deeply indebted to the corporate sponsors, unions, foundations, associations and individuals who support NYC FIRST financially. With much appreciation and best regards, Ana Martinez and Pat Daly New York City FIRST Regional Directors Like us on Facebook! Our Website Pictures on Flickr Follow us on Twitter! facebook.com/nycfirst http://www.nycfirst.org/ http://www.flickr.com/ @nycfirst photos/2011nycfirst/ These squares, called quick response (QR) Codes and are two-dimensional barcodes that can be read by many different types of smartphones. In order to make these work, please download a free barcode reading application from your phone’s app store or market (Android Market, Apple Apps Store, etc.). 2 Please visit us on the web at www.nycfirst.org Junior FIRST LEGO League Exposition Sunday, March 18, 2012 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. About Jr. FIRST LEGO League Jr. FIRST LEGO League Expo Agenda The FLL Core Values are the cornerstones of the FLL program. 8:30 a.m. They are among the fundamental elements that distinguish FLL Team Registration and Set Up from other programs of its kind. By embracing the Core Values, Jr.FLL Expo Area participants learn that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and that helping one 9:30 a.m. another is the foundation of teamwork. Opening Ceremonies and Parade with the FIRST LEGO League Teams in the Robot Performance and • We are a team. Playing Field Area • We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors. 9:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. • We honor the spirit of friendly competition. Jr.FLL Expo - Participants exhibit their projects • What we discover is more important than what we win. • We share our experiences with others. 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. • We display Gracious Professionalism in everything we Lunch and Time to Visit and Observe FIRST LEGO League Tournament in do. the Robot Performance • We have fun. and Playing Field Area Jr. FIRST LEGO League in New York City 12:15 p.m. Jr.FLL Teams report back to Jr.FLL Expo Area For the past seven years, the New York City FIRST Planning Committee has hosted a Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) Expo. 12:50-1:00 p.m. As the program has expanded, the committee has Event concludes and Jr.FLL Teams pack up decided to bring all of our regional programs together at the in the Jr.FLL Exhibition Area Jacob Javits Convention Center for this year’s 2012 FIRST MEGA Celebration. Children ages 6-9 are presented with the Jr. FLL “Snack Attack” Challenge and are required to put together a “Show Me” poster board presentation which showcases their research and demonstrates their understanding of the theme. Participating teams also create a model which demonstrates their innovative solution to the challenge theme of Snack Attack. The Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo is non-competitive. Participation in the event serves as an introduction to FIRST programs for children. All participants and teams receive recognition and awards are presented to everyone! The Expo is designed to bring teams together from all five boroughs of New York City. Teams interact with one another to showcase their projects and spectators interact with individual teams to ask questions and allow teams to demonstrate their understanding of the “Snack Attack” theme. At the 2012 FIRST MEGA Celebration at the Jacob Javits Conven- tion Center, Junior FIRST LEGO League Teams will participate in the opening ceremonies with FIRST LEGO League teams. They will also have the opportunity to observe and learn more about how FIRST LEGO League and the FIRST Robotics Competition work as they witness robot performance events throughout the course of the day. The New York City/New Jersey FIRST Planning Committee hopes to encourage future growth of all FIRST programs in our region by providing children with the opportunity to progress from Junior FIRST LEGO League to FIRST LEGO League as they become eligible (ages 9-14). NYC Jr. FLL Coordinators: Keith Wynne, P.S. 58, The Carroll School Elizabeth Vilchis, The City College of New York 3 Participating Jr. FIRST LEGO League Teams School Name Team # Team Name Award (judged earlier this year) Cambria Center 2533 Warbots Most Original Presentation Columbia Grammar and Prepatory School Lego Lions De-Contaminator Extraordinaire Forest Hills 1362 Lego Monsters Team Spirit Forest Hills 1363 Club Builders Food Preparation Stars Good Sheperd Services 2128 Mindeez Kitchen Cleanliness Nest +M 293 Halloween Candy Inspiration and Technology Nest +M 294 Rainbow Kids Team Work Nest +M 404 Five Experts Problem Solvers Nest +M 405 Battle of the Cookie Bots Most Creative Presentation P.S. 11 3938 Lego Leaders Innovative Solution P.S. 57 YMCA (P.S. 57) Research P.S. 57 P.S. 57 Nutrition Magicians Robomindtech 2241 Robotician 1 Judge’s Award Robomindtech 2606 Robotician 2 Food Preservation Society St. Claire’s 2137 Twisted Sisters Recommended Daily Allowance St. Claire’s 2134 Doughboys I Would Eat in Your Kitchen Anytime St. Claire’s 2136 Pop Stars We-Do Design Jr. FIRST LEGO League Snack Attack Challenge The Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) Challenge, Snack Attack, shares the same real-world topic as the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge. It is open-ended, designed for younger kids, and can be customized to every ability level. The challenge is divided in two parts – the Show-Me Poster and the Model. The Show-Me Poster requires kids to illustrate their research and team journey. It provides an opportunity for them to share what they studied, learned, and how they thought to improve the problem they chose. Their creative minds get started working on how to present their information and solution. The Model component of the challenge allows kids to learn hands-on. Here they build a representation of the research they are conducting (according to the Challenge requirements), incorporating simple machines and movement into their creation. In their Model teams are able to use a motor to power movement, or they can move elements of their Model by hand. Jr.FLL Snack Attack Challenge http://juniorfirst- legoleague.org/2011- snack-attack-chal- lenge.html 4 FIRST LEGO League Agenda 8:00 a.m. FLL Pits Open FLL Teams Arrive Robot Inspection Begins 8:30 a.m. FLL judging begins 8:50 a.m. Coaches’ meeting 9:30 a.m. FLL and Jr.FLL Opening Ceremonies 10:10 a.m. FLL Competitive Matches 12:10 p.m. Lunch 12:50 p.m. FLL Competitive matches resume 3:30 p.m. FLL Award Ceremony Dear Friends, Thank you for joining us as we celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of all the NYC FIRST LEGO League teams who have taken on the Food Factor Challenge during the 2011-2012 competition season.