{"511741":{"#nid":"511741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"First LEGO League (FLL) Griffin-Spalding County Schools Boot Camp","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOn Saturday, September 26, 2015, there was a LEGO Bootcamp held at Griffin High School. Eric Harper graciously hosted the event at Griffin High School and had the Pawbotics team assist with coordination of the workshop. We also had members from Georgia Tech\u0027s Junior STEM organization providing support to students nd answering their questions. Teams from Cowan Road Middle, Carver Road Middle and Cowan Road Elementary were present. Students had the opportunity to learn beyond the basics of the new EV3 robots and prepare strategy for this year\u0027s game, the Trash Trek 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFIRST LEGO League (FLL) combines two organizations to help expose young minds\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eto the fascinating world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Each\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eyear, FLL releases a new challenge in late August which consists of three\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ecomponents: robot game, project, and core values. Directed by coaches, the teams\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Econduct research on the science behind these challenges and design an innovative\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Esolution to solve the problem while practicing the core values. Using the LEGO\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMINDSTORMS technology, the teams must design, build, and program a robot to\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eovercome these challenges and compete on a thematic playing field. Throughout the\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eseason, they develop multiple talents and techniques such as teamwork,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ecommunication, critical thinking, and presentation skills all while engaging in the\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESTEM concepts and having fun!\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students had the opportunity to learn beyond the basics of the new EV3 robots and prepare strategy for this year\u0027s game, the Trash Trek 2015."}],"uid":"32520","created_gmt":"2016-03-10 12:59:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:01","author":"William Jimerson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"174251":{"id":"174251","type":"image","title":"FIRST LEGO League","body":null,"created":"1449179012","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:32","changed":"1475894816","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:56","alt":"FIRST LEGO League","file":{"fid":"195814","name":"first_lego_league.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/first_lego_league_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/first_lego_league_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":162228,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/first_lego_league_0.jpg?itok=AAYqbX-K"}}},"media_ids":["174251"],"groups":[{"id":"447541","name":"AMP-IT-UP"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJeff Rosen\u003Cbr \/\u003EProgram Director, Robotics and Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003ECEISMC (Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing)\u003Cbr \/\u003E817 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 300\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, GA 30308 USA\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEmail: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jeff.rosen@ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejeff.rosen@ceismc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jeff.rosen@ceismc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}