Home JEDC Contact Sitemap

2009/2010 Season Information...

2009/2010 Results...

2008/2009 Season Information...

FLL In Your Area...

Alaskan teams are getting registered. Follow the links below for team lists.

• Anchorage & surrounding areas
• Fairbanks & surrounding areas
• Southeast Alaska
• Kenai Peninsula
• Lower Kuskokwim School District

FIRST® LEGO League

2010 BODY FORWARD Registration is OPEN!

Important Registration Information

To ensure that your team's registration and ordering process is correct and complete, and to prevent possible confusion, please take time to carefully read the sections below.

• Register early. A dramatic surge in registration/orders occurs in mid-August. If you place your order during this rush, expect at least a two-week turnaround for delivery once LEGO Education or Spectrum receives your payment.
• Purchase Robot Set and Field Setup Kit early. FLL Materials (Robot Set and Field Setup Kit) are not included in the Team Registration fee. FLL Materials must be ordered by the close of registration, but are subject to product availability. Due to this reason, we highly recommend that every team purchase the Field Setup Kit early. A robot set is needed to participate. Field Setup Kits are needed to compete, but can be shared between teams.
• Event Fees and Field Setup Kit costs are additional - The Team Registration fee does not include the Field Setup Kit or participation in an event. Event fees will be set by and paid directly to the tournament organizer. This year there will be a $75 fee for both the Alaska Championship tournaments, the Anchorage Robot Rendezvous and the Tanana Valley Robot Rally.

Checklist of information you need before you start:

• Shipping address (no postal boxes)
• Billing address
• Payment method (if paying by credit card, billing address must match credit card statement)
• List of materials you will buy - see Product Descriptions and Pricing for a complete list
• Team name (can be changed)
• Coach's e-mail address (can be invited at a later time)
• FLL region where your team will participate - All Alaska teams are either in the Fairbanks or Anchorage region. Kenai, Southeast and Southwest teams are all considered to be part of the Anchorage region.

Once you have all of this information, go to https://gofll.usfirst.org/, create a user account and register!

Primary Materials

Name	Part #	Price
Field Setup Kit (Limit of 1 per team - this item is needed to participate in FLL, but multiple teams may share--especially if you're all in the same building)	US 779696	$65.00
FLL Robot Set (Limit of 1 per team - Required to participate in FLL, though teams may use robot from a previous season)	US 979792	$395.00
2010 FLL Team Registration (Required) NON-REFUNDABLE	US 990305	$200.00
TOTAL (without shipping)		$660.00

BODY FORWARD Tournament Information

Tournament registration will open in July 2010.

Regional Tournaments

• Kenai Peninsula Regional Robotics Tournament - December 4, 2010 @ The Challenger Learning Center, Kenai
• Southeast - Juneau Robot Jamboree - December 11, 2010 @ Centennial Hall, Juneau
• Southwest Regional Robotics Tournament - December 3-4, 2010 @ Bethel Regional High School
• Championship Tournaments
  • Tanana Valley Robot Rally - December 11, 2010. Location TBD (Fairbanks).
  • Anchorage Robot Rally - January 15, 2010 @ Dimond High School, Anchorage.

CLASSROOM GRANTS

Are you a K-12 teacher who develops or applies science, mathematics, and technology in your curriculum? If the answer is “yes,” you may qualify for a grant of up to $200 per individual request to supplement your learning program. Each school is limited to up to $1,000 per calendar year.

Use your grant for classroom demonstration kits and science supplies, math and science software, supplies for making flying objects (what kid can resist the chance to build and launch a rocket?), supplies for robotic programs, and other materials to help you make science, mathematics, and technology come alive in your classroom. Preference is given to grants that align with the AIAA mission. Please note that grants will not be considered for computer hardware, printers, cameras, equipment and general math and science supplies not tied to a specific lesson plan.

http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=216

Join Our Email List Email:

• Join us on Facebook!
• Get a daily FUN FACT by following us on Twitter! (Starts on September 3)
• Volunteer @ the Tournament! (PDF)
• Help Mentor a Team!
• Donate!
• To volunteer, mentor, or donate, please contact Rebecca Parks at 907.523.2334 or rparks@jedc.org

Team T-Shirts!

Shirts are being shipped out in February. We apologize for the delay.

Boring Adult Stuff...

-->

---

Great Links

In Addition to all the resources and links provided at www.usfirst.org, check out these sites:

• http://www.nxtprograms.com/index1.html - examples of different robots/projects (including one that looks like a cat!)
• http://www.ortop.org/NXT_Tutorial/index.html - video tutorials
• http://www.techbrick.com/Lego/Lego2009/Resources/index.html - great handouts and resources for teams and coaches
• http://www.teamhassenplug.org/NXT/ - great for programming tips and technical info
• http://thenxtstep.blogspot.com/ - fun youtube clips and great info related to the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT system

---

Resources for FLL Coaches

• Info Session Flyer (Editable)
• FIRST Lego League Presentation
• FLL Coaching Course Syllabus [1 credit]
• http://www.hightechkids.org/coach-library - Best site for coach resources -- building, programming and MORE!
• Student Questionnaire - Useful at the beginning of the season when forming teams. (Thanks to Dawn Momblow)
• NXT Storage Trays - Print these pages on sticky paper to help keep your kits in order. (Thanks to Paul Keeney)

---

Contacts

For more information, please contact Rebecca Parks at 907.523.2334 or rparks@jedc.org

---

RSS Feeds

FIRST News and Headlines

» Jon Dudas Appointment
» Vote for FIRST
» FIRST Newsletter
» Summer Hours Notice

Alaska Lego News RSS

» 2010 BODY FORWARD Registration is OPEN!
» Anchorage Robot Rendezvous Results
» Tanana Valley Robot Rally Results
» Juneau Lego Jamboree Results
» 121 Alaska Teams Registered!
» JEDC FLL site updated
» JEDC FLL site Launched
» International Challenge Released on Sept 3

---

Alaska FLL News

Juneau:

• Third Robot Jamboree to be held Saturday - Juneau Empire, November 15, 2009
• Skagway team takes top honor at Juneau Robot Jamboree - Juneau Empire, November 28, 2008

Bethel:

• Regional robotics contest a big success - The Tundra Drums, December 17, 2009
• Robotics teams star at Lego League Robotics Competition - The Delta Discovery, December 09, 2009

Kenai:

• LEGO mania hits Kenai: Students put their engineering skills to the test - Peninsula Clarion, Monday, December 14, 2009

---