LEGO COMPETITIONS

General information:  No matter what your student’s subject interest, Lego offers an opportunity for engagement.  Whether it is by creativity, technology, or research, Legos dares kids to test, explore, expand, or completely change thoughts and approaches for different sciences.   This competition is an exciting and fun global robotics program that ignites an enthusiasm for discovery, science, and technology in students ages 9 to 14. 

Lego Training Workshops will be held on Saturdays – October 1, 8, 15, 22, November 5, December 3, 17 and January 14 from 9am to 1pm at Walker Mill Middle School, 800 Karen Blvd., Capitol Heights, MD  20743.

Program:  Lego teams will be engaged in the Challenge based on current, real-world issues.  The students will:

• Design, build, and program a robot using LEGO

• Research and solve a real-world problem based on the Challenge theme

• Present their research and solutions

Benefits for Students

• Work as a team; enhance team building skill

• Learn how to design and program a robot

• Compete against other students

• Opportunity to meeting professional engineers

Competitions: 

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE COMPETITION (FLL)       January 28, 2012

University of Maryland Baltimore Campus (UMBC)

Patriots Lego Competition                                            February 17, 2012

Walker Mill Middle School

Fee:     You must be an active member of the Patro-Tech Science Club.

Business and government support:   

                             Department of Defense

                                     Lockheed Martin

                                     Arnold Air Society AFROTC, University of MD  

                                     National Society of Black Engineers