This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Community Corner

FIRST Robot Teams Forming Now!

Are you and/or your child interested in how the S, T, E, and M of STEM work together to do really cool things?

Maybe you’re looking for a way to challenge kids to think like scientists and engineers?

Robots is for you!  Teams build, test, and program an autonomous robot to solve a set of missions in a competitive robot game.  FLL teams will also identify and solve a real world problem for the Project aspect of their mission.

Find out what's happening in Kentfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

This year’s FLL teams will focus on “Nature’s Fury:  Prepare.  Stay Safe.  Rebuild.”  The FLL season kicks off on August 27th, with the regional tournament at Hudson High School on December 15th, 2013. 

The kickoff for FTC teams is September 7, 2013 when its mission is released. 

Find out what's happening in Kentfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Teams are forming now at both the First Lego League (FLL, including grades 6-8) and First Tech Challenge (FTC, grades 9-12). 

“Sounds great!  Where do I sign up?”

Check out www.NEOHSTEM.org for more information and to register as a student and/or adult coach/mentor/volunteer.

Once students and coaches have registered, program organizers will convey additional information regarding each program, program costs, coach training, and possible funding options.

Spend time enjoying STEM in a real world application scenario… Register for Robots!

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?

More from Kent