Elementary School LEGO Competition 2013
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Elementary School Competition 2013
May 4th, 2013 (Saturday)
8:00am - 1:00pm
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Challenge #1: Maze (Version 02/14/2013)
In this challenge, the robot needs to navigate its way through the maze as fast as it can. The lower your time, the better the score. You may decide which side of the maze to start from. (Pieces: PVC Pipes and Connectors, Rubber Duck) If you can get the duck out of the board, you get an extra 30 seconds taken off your total time.
Challenge #2: Bean Bag Challenge (Version 4/24/13)
In this challenge, the robot must stack bean bags onto barrel. You get a total of 5 bean bags, 1 may start on your robot. If you get one on the barrel, it’s worth 1 point. The second sack placed on the barrel is worth 2 points, the third sack is worth 3 points, and so on. You may control your robot with touch sensors, but students can not touch the robot or the bean bags after the time has started. Students may place each of the remaining four bean bags in any position and at any time once the time has started, as long as it is touching the ground and not the robot (edit 4/24/13). You have 60 seconds to score as many sacks as possible.
Challenge #3: Ping-Pong Ball Challenge (Version 02/28/2013)
In this challenge, each team is given 90 seconds to get the ping-pong balls into cage. You can also scoop the ping-pong balls into the cage. For each ping-pong ball in the cage, you get 3 points. If you score in the high goal, you get 5 points per ping pong ball. If you scoop the balls out of the box, you get 1 point for every ping-pong ball you get out of the box. Note, the robot and ping-pong balls can start anywhere in the box as long as they aren't touching the ping-pong balls in the beginning. (Pieces: 10 Ping Pong Balls, Black PVC Reducer and White PVC Coupler, 5.5" PVC Pipe)
Note: Because each challenge requires different skills and motors, it is highly recommended that at least 3 different robots are made. This allows students to focus their robot construction on accomplishing a single task.
RESULTS!
BeanBags (VEX):
1st Place -- Wheeler Elementary
2nd Place -- Hale Kula Elementary
BeanBags (LEGO):
1st Place -- Wheeler Elementary
PingPong
1st Place -- Helemano Elementary Ka'ala Elementary
2nd Place -- Wahiawa Elementary
3rd Place -- Hale Kula Elementary
Maze
1st Place -- Solomon Elementary
2nd Place -- Ka'ala (Master Chief)
3rd Place -- Ka'ala (Roboto)
Judge's Choice Awards:
Best Teamwork: Hale Kula Elementary: Cyborg Eagles
Most Determined: Ka'ala Elementary: Master Chief
Best Sportsmanship: Solomon Elementary: Ricky
Most Creative: Wheeler Elementary: Wheeler Warriors
Stability Award: Wahiawa Elementary: Wahiawa
Quick Thinkers: Helemano Elementary: Helebots