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FIRST® LEGO® League – UK and Ireland
 WELCOME to the First Hand Technology website – the home of FIRST® LEGO® League in the UK and Ireland
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE 2010 BODY FORWARD CHALLENGEVIEW THE TOURNAMENT MAP AND CURRENT AVAILABLE TOURNAMENT DATES
FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) is an exciting and innovative STEM challenge for teams of young people to encourage an interest in real world issues and develop key skills that are crucial for their future careers.
The challenge encourages a cross curricular approach using Programming and Control, Design and Technology, Mathematics, Research, Presentation Skills, Strategic Thinking and Teamwork to achieve the aims of the challenge.
Hear the educational benefit of FLL from TSM Roboteam, Trimley St Martins Primary School, Suffolk
Teams of up to 10 children, between 9 and 16 years of age, work in out of school clubs, as part of the curriculum or within a community group on all aspects of the challenge. Participating teams across the UK and Ireland have 8-10 weeks from September to prepare for one of the regional tournament events.
As part of the challenge teams will:
· Program a robot to complete tasks relating to the Challenge using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® technology.
· Research and prepare a presentation on the annual theme
Winners of the regional events go through to the UK and Ireland National Final, where they compete for a place at the World Festival in St Louis, USA.
"The FLL Challenge goes from strength to strength. We have been pleased to maintain our support. The topical themes, and the obvious relevance to student's wider studies make this a great engineering related learning experience. The format requires students to confront early many of the essentials for success in their working lives, for example, project management, problem analysis, effective distribution of tasks, presentation skills and, crucially, the need to work and succeed as a team. We wish the FLL Challenge continued success."
David Cayton, Ford Motor Company
2010 Body ForwardTM - Engineering Meets Medicine
Can FIRST® LEGO® League Teams improve our quality of life? Through the 2010 Body Forward Challenge, 9 to 16 year olds will explore the cutting-edge world of Biomedical Engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome genetic predispositions, and maximise the body's potential, with the intended purpose of leading happier and healthier lives.
FLL Core Values
FIRST® LEGO® League promotes key values to aid the personal development of all those who participate. These are:
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We are a team
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We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors
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We honour the spirit of friendly competition
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What we discover is more important than what we win
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We share our experiences with others
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We display gracious professionalism in everything we do
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We have fun
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