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Goals of FIRST:
To increase interest
among elementary, middle, and high school students in science,
engineering, and technology
To provide experience building and working in teams
To promote gracious professionalism
To outreach in the
community to promote acceptance of science and technology
FIRST Programs:
FRC - FIRST Robotics
Competition
Team 422 Competes every
year in this competition.
FLL - FIRST Lego League
Elementary and middle
school students aged 9-14 create a small robot using LEGO©
Mindstorms™.
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School & Team 422 hosts the
Richmond Area Competition every year.
FVC - FIRST Vex Challenge
Smaller scale competion
made possible through a partnership with RadioShack.
Team 422 is helping to get teams organized in the Richmond area.
FIRST Place
Education program
designed to help students explore aspects of science and technology.
About the FIRST Robotics
Competition:
Teams receive a new game
design each year. (2007
Competition*)
Some parts are provided and the rules standardize extra spending.
Six weeks are given to design, build, and test the robot.
FIRST Robotics Teams:
One per 30 high
schools in US
Anywhere between 1 and 100 students
Several Sponsors
Many technical and administrative mentors
Totals: More than 33,000 Students in 1,300 teams
Regional and Other
Competitions
33 Regional Competitions
(We attend VCU at Richmond every year)
One International
Competition
More
information available at the official website of the FIRST
organization: http://www.usfirst.org/
* 2007
Competition - PDF (28 KB) Provided by usfirst.org
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