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VIRGINIA FIRST LEGO LEAGUE 2009 LYNCHBURG
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Date: TBA 9 am – 5 pm 202 Horizon Drive,
Forest, Virginia |
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Inspiration for Sponsors and Participants
for 2009
Watch the FIRST Lego League “Get in the Game” YouTube
Video
2008 FIRST Lego League Lynchburg
Regional Tournament List of Awards – Everyone’s a Winner!!
The 2009 FIRST Lego League
Challenge
This competition is the culmination of many
weeks of intense learning, hard work and excitement for these young people,
their coaches, mentors, and parents.
During the challenge season, team members, ages 9 – 14, have explored
the exciting area of current and future climate conditions. They’ve also studied computer programming,
mechanical design, problem solving and teamwork in this unique challenge that
merges sports, science, education and team dynamics. Get ready for an exciting day as 32
teams’ robots compete and show off their skills and agility!
Schedule
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8:00 a.m. |
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Team registration |
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9:00 a.m. |
9:15 a.m. |
Opening Ceremony |
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9:15 a.m. |
4:05 p.m. |
Practice, Performance
Rounds, and Judging Events* |
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4:05 p.m. |
4:15 p.m. |
Exhibition Performance Run |
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4:15 p.m. |
4:30 p.m. |
Parade of teams |
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4:30 p.m. |
5:00 p.m. |
Awards ceremony |
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5:00 p.m. |
5:30 p.m. |
Tournament Load out/Clean up. |
*Due to lack of space, there can be no
spectators in the Judging Events (Robot Design, Project, and Teamwork). Everyone is welcome at the Performance Rounds
in the new gym. View the tournament site layout.
Robot Game Performance Matches of 2.5
minutes will be held in the gym on the performance
tables. Each team has 4 rounds (1
practice, 3 official). Next to each
table is the on deck area where the
next team to compete waits. At the
entrance to the performance area is the in
line area where teams wait to move to the on deck position.
Reminder - No flash
photography. Flashes can
disrupt the robots’ light sensors.
Awards - Project, Robot Design, Robot Performance (performance matches),
Teamwork, Champion’s, and more.
Open to the Public – Come see the teams perform,
cheer them on, and see how CVCC is promoting STEM education in Central
Virginia.
Concessions – Vito’s Pizza will be onsite selling
pizza, subs, and beverages. The
Timberlake Christian School Booster Club will also be selling refreshments
throughout the tournament.
–Climate
Connections Robot Game Missions –
Bury Carbon
Dioxide: Move carbon dioxide (the gray balls) to the
underground reservoir. For each carbon dioxide to score, it must be touching
the reservoir model and/or the mat within the model, but it must not be
touching the mat outside the model. Scoring carbon dioxide (balls) are worth 5 points each.
Construct Levees: Move levee blocks to low-lying shores while
being careful not to damage the ones that are already in scoring position. For
each block to score, it must be upright and touching low-lying shores on the
mat. Scoring blocks are worth 5
points touching red and 4
points touching green. Blocks touching both red and green shores are scored as
touching red only.
Test Levees: See how levees survive when a storm
approaches (activate the wheel-roller). The wheel must be allowed to roll
freely until it either hits or misses the levees. The activation is worth 15 points whether the levees are
hit or missed, but worth no points if the wheel is strategically blocked by
anything other than released levees near or past the green shore.
Raise The Flood Barrier: The barrier in the up position (red lever
down) is worth 15
points.
Elevate The House: The house in the up position (red lever
east) is worth 25
points.
Turn Off The Lights: The window showing black is worth 20 points.
Open A Window: The window all the way open is worth 25 points.
Get People Together: Three or more red/white citizens touching
the pink grid area is worth 10
points. Three or more blue/gray leaders touching the tall, green mountain
and/or city is worth 10
points. Three or more black/white scientists touching the research area is
worth 10 points.
Find Agreement (Align The Arrows): Before the match starts, the referee sets
the yellow arrows in random disagreement. Alignment of both yellow arrows is
worth 40 points for both
teams, no matter which direction the alignment faces and no matter if one or
both robots helped.
Fund Research Or Corrective Action: Move money (the
yellow ball) to the research area or to the underground reservoir. For the ball
to score, it must be touching the underground reservoir or research area (ice
sheet) models and/or the mat within those models, but it must not be touching
the mat outside those models. The scoring money is worth 15 points.
Deliver An Ice Core Drilling Machine: Move the core
drilling machine to the research area. For the machine to score, it must be making
direct contact with the research area model and/or the mat within that model,
but it must not be touching the mat outside that model. The scoring machine is
worth 20 points. The
drill assembly raised completely vertical is worth an additional 10 points.
Extract An Ice Core Sample: The ice core pulled completely from its
hole is worth 20 points.
The ice core in Base is worth an additional 10 points.
Deliver An Ice Buoy: Move the ice buoy to the research area. For
the buoy to score, it must be upright and making direct contact with the
research area model and/or the mat within that model, but it must not be
touching the mat outside that model. The scoring buoy is worth 25 points.
Insulate A House: Move the insulation to the green grid area.
Both insulation touching the green grid area is worth 10 points.
Ride A Bicycle: Move the bicycle to the green grid area.
The bicycle touching the green grid area is worth 10 points.
Telecommute And Research: Move the computer to the green grid area.
The computer touching the green grid area is worth 10 points.
Study Wildlife: Move the polar bear and/or the snowmobile
to the research area. To score, they must be making direct contact with the
research area model and/or the mat within that model, but they must not be
touching the mat outside that model. The scoring bear is worth 15 points upright, or 10 points "sleeping"
(on its side), and the scoring snowmobile is worth 10 points.
Beat the Clock: At the end of the match, if the robot is
making direct contact with the research area model and/or the mat within that
model, but it's not touching the mat outside that model, that's worth 15 points. At the end of the
match, the robot touching only the yellow grid area is worth 10 points.