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A Note about Printing Elements at Kinkos or
Similar Stores:
Some stores have refused to print our documents based on Kinkos corporate
copyright policy. However, the documents below do not fall under the policy. If
you have a problem just print out the
FLL Communications Page at this link and show them you are authorized to use
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A Note about Acrobat Files for MAC/LINUX
Users:
The files below are in Acrobat 8 format for high quality reproduction.
If you are on an older Mac or Linux system you may have problems opening them.
Sometimes the MAC native PDF viewer does not show complex PDFs correctly. You
should install the actual ACROBAT READER to view them.
You can download the latest Acrobat Reader from Adobe at
http://www.adobe.com.
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A Note about Downloading Files:
It is always preferable to use the HTTP download method rather than
just clicking on a file link. All you need to do is right-click on a link (on
most computers) or click and hold on older Mac and choose the 'save as...'
option. Depending on your browser this will read: "Save Target As..." or "Save
Link As..." or "Save File As..." You can then save the file to your desktop or
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CLICK HERE FOR OUR FLL SMARTPHONE APP ROUNDUP
- The Body Forward Score Keeper Android App
- FLL Body Forward Scorer" iPhone/iPad App
- FLL Body Forward Score Card iPhone App
iPads, iPhones, and Androids, Oh my! |
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Body Forward Practice
Scoring Sheet for Strategic Purposes
NEW: September 8, 2010
Now in English, Spanish, Dutch, German, Chinese, and Thai
It is essential that you start early in your work to try timed and scored
runs. Even if you only have a few missions done you should still practice them.
You have 150 seconds to complete the missions and work towards the gold standard
of 400 points.
Note: The English and Dutch sheets have been update as of 9/20/2010 to
reflect these rulings.
- RGR 5: The order of removing the red blood cells from the field
- RGR 6: The zero points ruling when one or more red blood cells are in
the patient’s area.
Remember, these are not official scoring sheets so please always always
always check the game rulings at the FIRST LEGO League site.
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ENGLISH:
FLL-BodyForward-ScoringSheet-EN.pdf
By TechBrick (modified 10/17/2010 to reflect RGR #15)
SPANISH:
FLL-BodyForward-ScoringSheet-SP.pdf
Courtesy of Francisco Rodriguez Sevilla
THAI:
FLL-BodyForward-ScoringSheet-TH.pdf
Courtesy of Livingston Robotics Club
www.LivingstonRobotics.org
DUTCH:
FLL-BodyForward-ScoringSheet-NL.pdf
Courtesy of Doede ten Cate (modified 10/17/2010 to reflect RGR #15)
GERMAN:
FLL-BodyForward-ScoringSheet-DE.pdf
Courtesy of Tobias Bär
CHINESE:
FLL-BodyForward ScoringSheet-CN.pdf
Courtesy of Bode Chang
International Versions are Coming Online
Want to translate this? Looking translators for any language. Please
contact me at
marco@techbrick.com
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NEW: September 5,
2010:
Body Forward Practice Scoring Sheet for
Strategic Purposes in Excel
Provided by Red Cedar Robotics
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore First Lego League Teams
http://redcedarrobotics.wordpress.com/
It is essential that you start early in your work to try timed and scored
runs. Even if you only have a few missions done you should still practice them.
You have 150 seconds to complete the missions and work towards the gold standard
of 400 points.
DOWNLOAD
ENGLISH:
Single Calculating Page:
FLL-Body-Forward-Score-Sheet-Excel-EN.zip
Alternate Version with Logging/Charting:
FLL-Body-Forward-Scoring-Log.zip
Courtesy of Charles Gambol.
GERMAN:
FLL-Body-Forward-Score-Sheet-Excel-DE.zip
Courtesy of Tobias Bär
SPANISH: FLL-Body-Forward-Score-Sheet-Excel-SP.zip
Courtesy of Francisco Rodriguez Sevilla
THAI:
FLL-Body-Forward-Score-Sheet-Excel-TH.zip
Courtesy of Livingston Robotics Club
www.LivingstonRobotics.org
DUTCH:
FLL-Body-Forward-Score-Sheet-Excel-NL.zip
Courtesy of Doede ten Cate
International Versions are Coming Online
Want to translate this? Looking translators for any language. Just unlock
this sheet (it does not have a password) and edit the text and send it back. We
will post it. |
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Watch Jonathan (FLL 5 Year Veteran) assemble the
Body Forward Table Elements in 120 seconds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GfMNZQvnVo
Note to Coaches: It actually took him 3.5 hours to do this by himself
using the CD on the laptop. We then compressed this 9000% to get to 120 seconds.
But is fun! |
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Table Elements Instructions in one zip file.
These are the full assembly instructions zipped up for easy download. |
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Body Forward
Images For Your Own Worksheets, Posters, and Clothing We
extracted the table element images from the PDFs in various formats.
- PNG files below contain a high and low res version.
- All graphics are RGB format and compatible with Word, PPT, and Web
applications.
- PNGs have a transparent background.
- You can also download a layered Photoshop files if you want to advanced
graphic work.
Send us back samples of your creative work and we may post them.
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Worksheet for the "Body
Forward" Challenge Table
Use these to plan your missions and programming.
- Scaled 1" to 1' or Metric
- Versions in US Letter or UK/EU A4 paper.
- PDF contains three pages with full color, screened color, and grayscale
images
- Images are sharp (created from source art)
DOWNLOADS
Right click and choose 'Save Target or Link As..." to save to your local
computer.
- Blank Field (no elements)
- Full Field with Elements on Field
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Special thank you to Craig Sheldon at
http://www.sheldenrobotics.com for the photo of the mat. Check out SR's
innovative rental program for NXT kits. |
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11x17 Field Worksheet
for Strategy
This is a press-ready PDF in 11 x 17 intended for use as a planning
tool with dry markers. Have it output at a vendor like Kinkos. Have mounted and
gloss laminated. You can then use dry markers to try different ideas for
missions.NOTE: When you go to Fedex/Kinkos or a similar vendor you should
specify:
- Print 11x17 no bleeds (no color off the edge)
- Print at 100% (not fit to margins or page)
- Mount on foamcore or a similar stiff material.
- Gloss laminate.
This should cost between $9-12 per board (USD)
DOWNLOADS
Right click and choose 'Save Target or Link As..." to save to your local
computer.
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A Worksheet for the Challenge Elements
Use these to plan your missions and programming and make assignments during
assembly..
- In order of effort for assembly.
- Contains a small image of each of the elements.
- Shows the number of pages of instructions..
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A Strategy Worksheet for the Challenge Pieces (3
pages) We will send this home with our team on our next meeting.
Their homework will be to read the challenge (released on Sept 5), write out
each task, and come with at least two ideas for each task. Use this in
conjunction with the table worksheet.
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Step-By-Step Programming Worksheet
A simple worksheet for mission/programming sequences.
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UPDATED
9/4/2010: Awesome Lego parts that can win you an FLL tournament (5 pages)
Over the years there have been thousand of parts made by LEGO. You can find them
at BrickLink and many can give you a competitive advantage. Jonathan has
compiled some of the more interesting parts. There are thousands more. Happy
searching!
JonathansBricklinkTips.pdf
English
JonathansBricklinkTips-NL.pdf
Dutch
Angela W from the Netherlands Asked:
"We saw the info about the parts made by LEGO. We looked at the link for the
Lego parts and it is indeed a perfect link but for teams in the Netherlands it
is hard to get parts. In the Netherlands there are no shops were you can get
single items only boxes with total cars etc. BRICKSHOP Holland stores have none
of the items and we don't know where we can go now. Can you help us?"
Answer: You can buy these parts directly from BrickLink sellers. Most ship
internationally. All you need is a free bricklink account
https://www.bricklink.com/regCountry.asp?a=WN and a PayPal Account (also
free http://www.paypal.com.
We have ordered parts from Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, etc. In fact
many of the parts on BrickLink are not available from LEGO which is why it is
fascinating. According to FLL rules you can use any official LEGO item every
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Community Service
US FIRST encourages teams to get involved in the community. TechBrick has
will be working with a new national STEM initiative.
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 TechBrick is assisting a new national STEM initiative as part of our public
service work. Click here
to learn more about this exciting program.
TechBrick
has been involved in advising a new national
STEM curriculum offering. This is a hugely
exciting program. Please read below and visit
the LGBG website to learn more. If you attend
or have a Boys & Girls Club or YMCA in your town
that would like to introduce a successful STEM
program Dr. Corky Graham would like to
talk to you.
Find a school or organization near you and
get involved.
Click here
to learn more about this exciting program.
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What is a Team Info Sheet?
Terry Stevens asked: "The Coaches Manual refers to a Team
Introduction Page to be used at the tournaments. I have searched
high and low but can't find it. Do you guys have one ? Thanks,
Terry"
Some tournaments provide a form. However, in general, the team
info sheet is a simple document that reminds the judges of
the following:
- Team name
- Location/Town
- Team members (include names and a photo)
- Your robot (for technical interview)
- Your project (for research presentation)
- Your team (for the teamwork interview)
As you can see, there can be up to three of these (Tech,
Teamwork, and Presentation).
We've included some samples of our previous team info sheets.
Some are form-based, others of our own design.
Remember, in most tournaments the judges may see 10-20 teams. A
good info sheet provides a reminder for them when it gets down to
final scoring.
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HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL FLL TEAM INFO
COVER
SHEET.Some sample sheets from the past few years.
Right click and choose 'Save Target or Link As..."
to save to your local computer.
Bottom Line:
Be concise, be creative, be clear. Make sure you have
good photos.
From the 2009 Ohio Open
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Cool LEGO Ruler
With Stud Counters
You can download
a press ready PDF of the cool TechBrick ruler we've been
giving out at tournaments.The ruler features:
- English and metric scales.
- LEGO stud counter.
Read these special instructions first:
- You must print this on US Legal Paper
(8.5 * 14 inches US)
- Print it on card stock for best results.
- Trim carefully at crop marks.
- Make SURE that Acrobat is set to print at 100% and
NOT fit to page or margins.
- This file can be used for commercial CMYK (4 color)
printing or printing on home or office color printers.
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BE SURE TO
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LEFT FOR PROPER PRINTING OF
THIS RULER.
Right click here
and choose "Save Target As..." to
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Mission Path Robot
Speed Spreadsheet
 In
2009 our 'Senior Team’ (FLL Team
1), which includes our older FLL
students and some younger ones in their
5th year of FLL, is took a different
approach.
We are teaching them to do true product
development by describing the challenge
in detail BEFORE they pick up one brick.
One of the tasks as do a real
calculation of the speed the robot must
achieve to make it through all the
missions. So Nathan W developed this
spread sheet to make sure the robot can
complete the missions.
We've left some sample data in the sheet
so you can see how it works.
Begin by measuring the distance your
robot must travel to complete all its
missions.
Then enter any stop times (in seconds)
that represent the time you take to do a
particular task.
What you have left is the time your
robot can drive. Divide into distance
and you your IPS/CPS measurement.
We will leave the calculations of IPS/CPS
to you and of course the test of whether
your robot can maneuver at that speed.DOWNLOAD
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Mundane and Boring Subjects that will Change Your Digital Life
This a series one page articles that summarize all the key points of
critical communications issues. The topics in red below will be of particular
interest to mentors and teams. But you should still read the all them.
- File Naming So You Can Find Your Work
- Folder Naming and Versioning
- Nitty Gritty Of Website Development
- What Is A Corporate Id?
- Designing A Logo
- The Six Basic Word Functions To Know
- Good Type Makes A Difference. Really.
- Can You Weather :) Cloud Computing?
- From 36 Exposures To 3600
- How To Sort Digital Photos
- Core Marketing/Communications Flow Chart
This document will be updated in the next with a number of new, useful
articles so be sure to subscribe to our NL.
Click Here To Subscribe.
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Example of an FLL Technical Log from EOT in Rhode Island, NY (18 pages)
My team kept a written log of what they were working on during the season, and
they used the log to write their tech manual. It was originally written
for the FLL Power Puzzle Rhode Island Championship, and revised for World Fest,
so is from April 2008.
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Resources
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