La Crosse Regional FLL Tournament. November 4 th, 2017 Central High School La Crosse, WI

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1 La Crosse Regional FLL Tournament November 4 th, 2017 Central High School La Crosse, WI

2 Table of Contents Welcome!... 3 About FIRST LEGO League... 3 Basic Schedule... 3 Teams... 4 FIRST LEGO League Core Values... 5 Thanks to Our Tournament Sponsors!... 5 Thanks to Our Global Program Sponsors!... 5 HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge... 6 The Project... 6 The Robot Game... 6 FIRST LEGO League Core Awards... 8 Thanks to Our Key Volunteers!... 9 Thanks to All Our Volunteers!... 9 About FIRST For our youngest spectators Ready for the next step? Map FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 2

3 Welcome! Thank you for supporting the teams at this qualifying tournament. You will be amazed at the engineering, the research, and the energy these teams demonstrate. FIRST LEGO League inspires them, and they in turn inspire us. Thank you for celebrating with us! About FIRST LEGO League In FIRST LEGO League, children are immersed in realworld science and technology challenges. Teams design their own solution to a current scientific question or problem and build autonomous LEGO robots that perform a series of missions. Through their participation, children develop valuable life skills and discover exciting career possibilities while learning that they can make a positive contribution to society. Basic Schedule 7:45 AM Doors Open/Team Pits Open 9:00 AM Opening Ceremony (Competition Area) 9:30 AM Judging begins 12:15 PM Lunch break (Commons) 12:45 PM Robot Competition begins (Competition Area) 4:00 PM Awards/Closing Ceremony (Competition Area) FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 3

4 Teams Team # Team Name Hometown Pit # Hydro Soakers La Crosse Cuba City Block Masters Cuba City Cuba City Builders Cuba City The Shower Heads Onalaska N.O.A.M. Nerds On A Mission Holmen S.T.E.A.M. Powered River Falls Less is More River Falls St. Stan s Bluejays Winona Messiah 17 H2BrOs Eau Claire Green Destiny River Falls Blugold Brickheads La Crosse H2 R0B0 Geeks River Falls Panda Sprinklers Onalaska FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 4

5 FIRST LEGO League Core Values We are a team. We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our Coaches and Mentors. We know our Coaches and Mentors don t have all the answers; we learn together. We honor the spirit of friendly competition. What we discover is more important than what we win. We share our experiences with others. We display Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition in everything we do. We have fun. Thanks to Our Tournament Sponsors! La Crosse County 4-H Leaders Association Thanks to Our Global Program Sponsors! FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 5

6 HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge On your mark. Get set. Flow! Drink in the 2017/2018 HYDRO DYNAMICS SM season and learn all about water how we find, transport, use, or dispose of it. In the 2017/2018 FIRST LEGO League Challenge, students age 9 to 16* from 80 countries will make a splash with HYDRO DYNAMICS. What might become possible when we understand what happens to our water? The Project For the Project, each team identified a problem within the human water cycle; created an innovative solution to that problem; and shared their solution with others. The Robot Game In the Robot Game, teams can earn points if the field shows the following at the end of a 2.5-minute match: Mission Pipe Removal Flow Pump Addition Rain Filter Water Treatment Fountain Manhole Covers Tripod Scoring Position Move the Broken Pipe so it is completely in Base. Move a Big Water (one time maximum) to the other team s field *only by turning the Pump System s valve(s). Move the Pump Addition so it has contact with the mat and that contact is completely in the Pump Addition target. Make at least one Rain come out of the Rain Cloud. Move the Filter north until the lock latch drops. Make the Water Treatment model eject its Big Water, *only by moving the Toilet s lever. Make the Fountain s middle layer rise some obvious height and stay there, due only to a Big Water in the gray tub. Flip Manhole cover(s) over, obviously past vertical *without it/them ever reaching Base. Move the inspection camera tripod FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 6

7 Pipe Replacement Pipe Construction Sludge Flower Water Well Fire Water Collection Slingshot Faucet Penalties Move a New Pipe so it is where the broken one started, in full/flat contact with the mat. Move a new pipe. Move the Sludge so it is touching the visible wood of any of the six drawn garden boxes. Make the Flower rise some obvious height and stay there, due only to a Big Water in the brown pot Move the Water Well so it has contact with the mat. Make the fire drop *only by making the Firetruck apply direct force to the House s lever Move or catch Big Water and/or Rain water (one Rain maximum; no Dirty Water) so it is touching the mat in the Water Target, *without the target ever reaching the white Off-Limits Line shown below. Water may be touching the target, and/or other water, but not be touching nor guided by anything else. Each water model is scored as an individual. Move the Slingshot so it is completely in its target. Make the water level obviously more blue than white as seen from above the cup, *only by turning the Faucet handle Before the match starts, the Ref removes the six red Penalty discs from the Field, and holds on to them. If you Interrupt the Robot, the Ref places one of the removed Samples in the white triangle, in the southeast, as a permanent/untouchable Interruption Penalty. For complete Challenge details, visit firstlegoleague.org/challenge FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 7

8 FIRST LEGO League Core Awards Robot Design Awards These awards recognize teams that impressed the judges in mechanical design, programming and the team s innovative strategies for completing the missions in the Robot Game. Robot Performance Award This award recognizes the team whose robot is able to score the most points pursuing Challenge missions on the competition field. Project Awards The judges look for teams whose quality research, innovative solutions, efforts sharing with the community and their presentation best reflect an in-depth understanding of the various scientific disciplines and issues involved with the Project. Core Values Awards FIRST LEGO League presents these awards to teams that best demonstrate extraordinary enthusiasm, spirit, inspiration, exceptional partnership, and the utmost respect to its own teammates, and in its support and encouragement of fellow teams. Champion s Award This award recognizes a team that embodies the FIRST LEGO League experience, by fully embracing our Core Values while achieving excellence and innovation in both the Robot Game and Project. Join Us! See our advancing teams compete in the Sectional competition to be held in Janesville, WI on December 16 th, 2017! FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 8

9 Thanks to Our Key Volunteers! Emcee: John Lake Judge Advisor: Christine Damrow, assistant Amy Kimmet-Humfeld Robot Judges: Joe Anglehart, Dione Dannhoff, Allison Halter, Rick Morrison Project Judges: Sue Anglehart, Deanne Drake, Naomi Golden, David Kranz, Ryan Pappas, Bill Strohfeldt Core Values Judges: Bobbi Bruce, Tom Kunz, Fred Schmelzer, Sheila Wirkus Head Referee: Jeff Janvrin Referees: Devin Edge, Nathan Janvrin, Ethan Kranz, Keoni Young Field Setters: Josh Krause, Brooke Krensky Robot Competition Administrators: Caitlin Coffey, Jane Pinkowski Pit Manager: Deb Klaeser, assistant Barb Morrison Volunteer Coordinator: Cindy Halter, assistant Elizabeth Janvrin Tournament Director: Paul Halter Thanks to All Our Volunteers! It takes a small army of Volunteer support to make this tournament a special event for teams. We could not provide this opportunity without their support! FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 9

10 About FIRST FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people s interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, N.H., the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity inspires young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting Mentor-based programs that build science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM) skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. FIRST provides a progression of four global, after-school programs for K- 12: the FIRST Robotics Competition for Grades 9-12 (ages 14 to 18); the FIRST Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12 (ages 12 to 18); the FIRST LEGO League for Grades 4-8 (ages 9 to 16; ages vary by country); and the FIRST LEGO League Jr. for Grades K-4 (ages 6 to 10). FIRST also operates a research, development, and training facility called FIRST Place at its headquarters in New Hampshire. For our youngest spectators Get pumped for the FIRST LEGO League Jr. 2017/2018 season. In the AQUA ADVENTURE SM Challenge, more than 40,000 children will navigate the uncharted waters of this important resource. Find out where the water you use in your daily life comes from, and what happens on its way to you. Where will this current voyage carry you? FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 10

11 Ready for the next step? For FIRST LEGO League participants who are aging out of the program this season, or for any participants who are simply ready for a new challenge we hope you will continue your FIRST journey by participating in the FIRST Tech Challenge or the FIRST Robotics Competition! In FIRST Tech Challenge students in grades 7-12 design, build, and program robots, develop strategy, and engage in thrilling, head-to-head competition. Teams get to: Model a real-world engineering process and apply math and science concepts Develop strategic problem-solving, organizational, and team-building skills Build life skills while building robots and work towards participating in tournaments and World Championship. Compete and cooperate in alliances and tournaments Qualify for scholarships at over 150 colleges/universities For more information about getting started with FIRST Tech Challenge, visit or firsttechchallenge@firstinspires.org In FIRST Robotics Competition students in grades 9-12 compete with 120-pound robots, combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Teams get to: Develop design, project management, programming, teamwork, strategic thinking, and Coopertition skills Work alongside professional engineers Build and compete with a robot of their own design Learn and use sophisticated software and hardware Qualify for scholarships at nearly 200 colleges/universities For more information about getting started with FIRST Robotics Competition, visit or firstroboticscompetition@firstinspires.org FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 11

12 FIRST, the FIRST logo, FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, Coopertition, and Gracious Professionalism are registered trademarks of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST ). LEGO is a registered trademark of the LEGO Group. FIRST LEGO League, FIRST LEGO League Jr., and HYDRO DYNAMICSS M are jointly held trademarks of FIRST and the LEGO Group. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners FIRST and LEGO Group. All rights reserved FIRST LEGO League Qualifier HYDRO DYNAMICS SM Challenge 12