Sherwood Robo League
40Working in teams of three to six, 4th and 5th grade students will use LEGO© kits to construct a working robot. Each team must imagine, build, and program an autonomous robots to solve obstacles within a challenge course. This program allows kids to apply their science and math skills to creatively solve problems in a team environment. It’s amazing what kids can do with nothing but a pile of legos and a couple motors, quickly creating something that cruises across a table and performs simple tasks.
Each team will have an adult coach who will assist the team with building and programming their robot. Team coaches will schedule practices for teams to attend and work on their robots. This will culminate in a tournament at the High School is TBD. The Sherwood High School Robotics Club will offer a training class for coaches to distribute supplies and prepare them to coach their teams.
Although this tournament is not affiliated with the First Lego League, the format will be very similar. Each team will have three opportunities to run their robot through the challenge course. They will also demonstrate their cool lego inventions by speaking to a panel of judges. At the tournament, the kids will be able to drive high school robotics projects and tour the high school wood, metal, and engineering workshops so they can see how their lego engineering skills of today will grow into bigger projects later (eg. working with 3D printers, laser/plasma cutters, programming, and computer hardware).
The cost of registration is $40 per student. All of the funds will be used locally to cover the shirts and tournament supplies with the remainder as a fundraiser for the High School Robotics Club. Individual scholarships are available based on need.
Parents, Please Volunteer to be a Coach. Just like youth sports, each team requires an adult coach. This person will help supervise the team and provide assistance with time management during team practices. You DO NOT need to have any prior experience to be a successful coach. We provide a suggested schedule for each meeting, and in fact, adults are strongly encouraged to never touch the robot. This is the kids’ project after all.
FAQ
When are the practices held?
Practice times will be determined by the coach's availability. Most teams meet in the evenings. Prior to announcing team practices, we will contact all participants to determine any potential conflicts.
Where am I supposed to pick up my child?
Parents will be notified where and when practices will be held to determine drop off and pickup once coaches have been identified.
I registered my child and we are unable to attend the courses, now what?
You have up to one week to request a refund and cancel the class.
How many practices are there?
Team meetings will be determined by coaches and those helping coach as to frequency and times.
Does my child need to take the Lego Robotics courses to be on a team?
The answer is no, although having taken the previous classes will provide an advantage in coming up to speed.
What happens if I have more questions that are not answered here?
Send email questions to [email protected]
I tried to register but is not letting my order go through.
If you are unable to sign up please send email to [email protected] to check for availability. If the teams do not fill up at one school we may be able to add a team at another school.
Each team will have an adult coach who will assist the team with building and programming their robot. Team coaches will schedule practices for teams to attend and work on their robots. This will culminate in a tournament at the High School is TBD. The Sherwood High School Robotics Club will offer a training class for coaches to distribute supplies and prepare them to coach their teams.
Although this tournament is not affiliated with the First Lego League, the format will be very similar. Each team will have three opportunities to run their robot through the challenge course. They will also demonstrate their cool lego inventions by speaking to a panel of judges. At the tournament, the kids will be able to drive high school robotics projects and tour the high school wood, metal, and engineering workshops so they can see how their lego engineering skills of today will grow into bigger projects later (eg. working with 3D printers, laser/plasma cutters, programming, and computer hardware).
The cost of registration is $40 per student. All of the funds will be used locally to cover the shirts and tournament supplies with the remainder as a fundraiser for the High School Robotics Club. Individual scholarships are available based on need.
Parents, Please Volunteer to be a Coach. Just like youth sports, each team requires an adult coach. This person will help supervise the team and provide assistance with time management during team practices. You DO NOT need to have any prior experience to be a successful coach. We provide a suggested schedule for each meeting, and in fact, adults are strongly encouraged to never touch the robot. This is the kids’ project after all.
FAQ
When are the practices held?
Practice times will be determined by the coach's availability. Most teams meet in the evenings. Prior to announcing team practices, we will contact all participants to determine any potential conflicts.
Where am I supposed to pick up my child?
Parents will be notified where and when practices will be held to determine drop off and pickup once coaches have been identified.
I registered my child and we are unable to attend the courses, now what?
You have up to one week to request a refund and cancel the class.
How many practices are there?
Team meetings will be determined by coaches and those helping coach as to frequency and times.
Does my child need to take the Lego Robotics courses to be on a team?
The answer is no, although having taken the previous classes will provide an advantage in coming up to speed.
What happens if I have more questions that are not answered here?
Send email questions to [email protected]
I tried to register but is not letting my order go through.
If you are unable to sign up please send email to [email protected] to check for availability. If the teams do not fill up at one school we may be able to add a team at another school.