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Bellevue School District Kids Kick Robo-butt

April 3rd, 2010 by admin

Mindstorm Masters on TV

Just a quick post to highlight the recognition one Bellevue Robotics Team is getting (OK, they ARE my kids… my team! BUT, they are STILL awesome!!!)

For those of you that don’t know First Lego League, the competition is a little schizophrenic… the best way to describe it is as a sexy robotics tournament wrapped around a science fair. We are judged on 4 criteria: Robot Performance (self-explanatory), Robot Design (separate from performance), Gracious Professionalism (teamwork, respect, positivity) and The Project (This year the theme is Transportation and we chose to work on the problem of people running out of gas. We designed a container and fuel combination that can be safely manufactured at home and stored in the back of a car in case you run out of gas. We’ve tested it for flammability and impact resistance and had it pronounced “very safe” by two different Fire Captains.). Competition days are VERY full and amazing events for young competitors.

This particular group of Bellevue School District kids is getting well-deserved recognition and is leaving (next week) for the World Championships – WorldFest!!

King 5 Segment on The Mindstorm Masters

2 Responses

Mary Lee writes:
January 27th, 20116:45 amat

Hi, I am a UW student volunteering for a non profit organization called explorations in math. We are holding a math fest at crossroads mall on february 5th. This is our first year hosting this event on the Eastside and one of the ways we are trying to spread the word is through community blogs. If you are interested in helping making a posting please let me know and I will be happy to send you the information. I would email you directly but there seems to be no contact info on here.

Thanks!

Mary

maryl08@uw.edu
http://www.explorationsinmath.org
Michelle Kolano writes:
July 6th, 20101:27 pmat

Hi There,
I found your blog while doing research for out-of-state real estate clients who have placed school districts above all other home criteria. I’ve already shared BSD405.org, SchoolMatters.com, GreatSchools.com and PublicSchoolReview.com; any other pearls of wisdom you could share?

Thanks in advance for your sage advice,
Michelle