Hello Coaches, The web site www.nxtprograms.com contains free building instructions and programs for a variety of NXT projects that an FLL team can use to ...
Just received the mat in the mail for the kit. Does anyone have a link or actual dimensions on how to best build a good table for the mat? Thank you in...
Hi All I've been having a separate offline discussion with Bob Shartle (Calaveras County) and realized that much of what I was writing was really in answer to...
Alot of people use plywood instead of luan - this is especially true if the table needs to be moved around a bunch over the season or stored non-flat as luan...
Last year I built a table with folding legs using legs from the Northern Tool catalog: http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_13223...
I met today with a company looking to fund teams (Yeah!) and was asked to point them to a few great videos that demonstrate what FLL is all about. After...
Hi Jill, et al The Lego Guards were on TV twice, and both times the videos were put online. We have links to (and copies of) the feature story (in my opinion,...
Hi everyone - Another mom and I have given up looking for teams for our sons to join and are seriously considering starting a new team. But we need more than 2...
Is the 2008 kickoff scheduled for September 5th? I've seen some mention of it but I haven't been sure if it was 2008 kick-off or old 2007 webpages. 9/5 is a...
yes, kickoff is sept 5th [official schedule is http://www.firstlegoleague.org/default.aspx?pid=29830 ] and yes we are looking to have a kickoff event. ...we...
What exactly happens at the kick-off? Should I be planning something with my team? ________________________________ From: NCaFLL@yahoogroups.com on behalf of...
Good question - Kickoff is the official "season start" for FLL. The robot game and project description and official rules are released. It is not critical...
Hello everyone, 8th grader in Cupertino attending Lawson Middle School seeking to join a FIRST LEGO League team. So if there is any space in your group I would...
We had the NXT loaded on Vista and we've been running some simple exercises - everything seems to work ok. But our laptop has Windows 2000 and we need a laptop...
I have used the NXT software on many Windows 2000 (Service pack 4) laptops and it works fine (although getting Bluetooth to work requires installing Widcomm...
We have noted a few hiccups using the NXT Software on a Mac. It doesn't seem to run quite as smoothly, however, the bluetooth works right out of the box... As...
We are looking somone to coach our team for the Climate Connections challenge. Our previous coach will be away this year. We have all the gear, and a great...
I remember there being a Coach's pledge and some sort of student registration forms on the FLL website last year. I'm having trouble locating them this year,...
... The forms required for this year have not yet been released by FIRST. They will be available in the coming months. - Mark -- Mark Edelman Playing@Learning...
FLL Team Registration Update: As of Friday morning (8/22), there are 4,596 FLL teams registered in US & Canada. Northern California team registration is almost...
My 8th grade son would like to be part of an FLL team. Unfortunately there isn't enough interest at his school to form a team. Does anybody know of a team in...
As we have done for the past few years, we will be holding a Tshirt design contest open to the FLL Community. The winning design will be the official...
Hello, My 13.5 year old son is looking for a team in the South Bay Area (San Jose or nearby cities). He was on a team in 6th grade and has taken a class with...
All, We are pleased to announce that Google has agreed to host a kickoff presentation for the 2008 Climate Connections game. The event will be held at the...