Could FIRST LEGO® League teams transform the way we look at transportation? The key to the 2009 “Smart Move” Challenge was accessing people, places, goods and services in the safest, most efficient way possible. In this journey, teams considered many modes of transportation beyond their daily routine and streamlined their options by making smart moves!
The 2009 Smart Move Challenge was officially launched on September 3, 2009 and the North Texas Regional Championship Tournament took place on January 23, 2010. Click here to be directed to the FLL homepage where you can learn more about the 2010 challenge, including the challenge game rules, mission, and the research project.
2009 FIRST LEGO League North Texas Championship Tournament
It was like watching the Mars Rover explore a distant planet, but with plenty of oxygen for cheers, gasps and “hoorays!”
On Saturday, January 23, 2010, hundreds of excited robot fans and their families watched breathlessly as teams from local elementary and middle-schools demonstrated robots they had built from Lego parts, wires and technology. Climbing over and maneuvering around obstacles, each robot was built, programmed and remotely operated by a team of kids from all over North Texas.
Six teams at a time put their robots into three contained obstacle courses and watched to see how good their skills were while the clock ticked and the announcer broadcast their progress on big screens in the front of the auditorium. On top of the physical competition, each group also had to impress judges with their research about transportation safety – whether it be people, things, animals or ideas.
Organized by the Museum of Nature & Science, the annual FIRST LEGO LEAGUE is an exciting and fun global robotics program that ignites an enthusiasm for discovery, science, and technology in kids ages 9 to 14.
Many thanks to our sponsors and partners for making the 2009 First LEGO League event such a success.
For information about 2010 please contact Stacey Bucklin at sbucklin@natureandsciecne.org
For information of 2010 sponsorship opportunities contact Megan Harrison at mharrison@natureandscience.org
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FIRST LEGO® League
North Texas Championship Tournament Awards
Champions Award
3rd Place – 7374 Red Lick Blue
Red Lick Middle School
Texarkana, TX
2nd Place – 8835 Battle Force Five
Navo Middle School
Aubrey, TX
1st Place – 7461 RoboSpartans
St. James Day School
Texarkana, TX
Research Project Award
3rd Place – 8830 Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary School
Argyle, TX
2nd Place – 6750 Cyber Dragons
Mesquite, TX
1st Place – 772 XSNRG (Excess Energy)
Eudaimonia Academy
Frisco, TX
Robot Design and Programming Award
3rd Place – 7662 Morriss Wiz Kidz
Martha and Josh Morriss Engineering and Mathematics Middle School
Texarkana, TX
2nd Place – 1881 The Phoenixes
Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet
Dallas, TX
1st Place – 6654 The Pavers
Starpoint School of TCU
Fort Worth, TX
Teamwork Award
3rd Place – 8821 Robo Mestengo
Graham Junior High School
Graham, TX
2nd Place – 7677 Hayes HuskyBots
Hays Elementary School
Rockwall, TX
1st Place – 8136 Infinity Connection
Summit International Prep School
Arlington, TX
Robot Performance Award
3rd Place – 8835 Battle Force Five
Navo Middle School
Aubrey, TX
2nd Place – 6750 Cyber Dragons
Mesquite, TX
1st Place – 6654 The Pavers
Starpoint School of TCU
Fort Worth, TX
Team Spirit Award
1st Place – 5289 Makuta’s Doom
Haltom City, TX
Judges Award
(Team Determination)
1st Place – 10404 The Geek Squad
Fruitvale Junior High
Fruitvale, TX