2015 Trash Trek ®FLL® Information

Topics

• EV3 Software and Robot Educator User Guide– EV3 Software– Robot Educator

• 2015 FLL Trash Trek Competition– Timeline– Sample Budget– Registration– Competition Overview– Resources– Grants

EV3 Software

Licenses• Single License – approx. $99• Site/School License – approx. $400• Home version

Tutorials • Included in EV3 licensed software – Robot Educator

– User Guide – (p. 40)• Carnegie Melon online tutorials• Engineering Design - $329 (Model loaded into EV3

licensed software – Appears under Robot Educator button.)

Timeline

• August 25 – Trash Trek Game Released!• Mid September – Registration closes• Sept 28 – Oct 2 – EC Robotics Virtual Kick Off • Oct 5 – Speaker at UF/REEF• Oct 10 – Davidson Open Practice • Nov 14 – Davidson Pre-qualifier• Jan 23 – Qualifier Tournament @ Covenant Christian

(Panama City) • Jan 30 – Qualifier Tournament @ Davidson MS• 3rd Qualifier at Shoal River MS – Date TBD• February 16 – Regional tournaments (Tentative)• May – Tentative Florida State Championship

Sample BudgetItem Cost Comments

National Team Registration $225

EV3 Robot Set $339 – 499 With or w/o software

FLL Field Setup Kit $75 Required, but can share

Game Table* $60 - 100 Mobile or stationary

Tournament entry Fees $50 - 100

T-shirts $50 - 200

Expansion kit or extra sensors $100 Per expansion kit

Engineering Design package Extra curriculum

*Tables: Official Table vs. Stow ‘n Go table: Coach Resources: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/teamresources GRANTS: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/team-grants-faq

Registration

• USFirst: https://my.usfirst.org/fll/tims/site.lasso (Recommendation: Begin application early and finish registration with payment later when funds are available.)

• Two Coaches per team must register• Mentors, school contacts, and purchasers can be

invited to log into the TIMS account as well by head coach

Competition Overview

Coaches Handbook• Core Values (p. 28)• Robot Game (p. 32)• Robot Design (p. 37)• Project (p. 41)

Resources

• Video: Trash Trek • Coach/Team Resources

- Trash Trek – The Challenge Resources- Trash Trek – Mission Model Building Instructions- Trash Trek – Topic Guide

- Trash Trek - Coach's’ Handbook!- Appendix A: Money Management (p. 79)- Appendix B: Sample Team Meeting Schedule (p. 83)

Resources

• EV3 Programming Overview – Tony Ayad– http://www.firstlegoleague.org/sites/default/files/Challenge/TeamResources/Nat

uresFury/2013EV3Programming.pdf

– (Many good resource links at the end of this document)

• Last year’s game updates: – http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2014fllworldclass

Programming Resources

• Lego Education Instant Success:– https://education.lego.com/en-us/preschool-and-school/secondary/mindstorms-e

ducation-ev3/instant-success/introduction

• Connect• Construct• Contemplate• Continue

• Carnegie Mellon EV3 Tutorials– http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/lego/ev3/preview/

Grants• Walmart Community Grant Program: 

http://foundation.walmart.com/apply-for-grants/local-giving, $250 - $2,500

• Rockwell Collins: https://www.rockwellcollins.com/Our_Company/Corporate_Responsibility/Community_Overview/FIRST/FIRST_Grants.aspx

• LEGO Education Sources of Funding:  https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/grants/sources-of-funding

• DonorsChoice.org• www.gofundme.com• NDEP - Registration ($225) & Mission Kit ($75) covered for

teams with Department of Defense mentors (Summer Application)