FREE Grades 5-12: First Robotics World Championships

Content Provider		HEC-TV 2007-08 Honorable Mention
Contact Information		Helen Headrick live@hectv.org 3655 Olive St St Louis, MO 63108 United States Phone: (314) 531-4455
Program Type		Individual Program
Program Rating		This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent
Maximum Number of Participants		For optimum interactivity, we recommend no more than two classes combined.
Minimum Number of Participants		There is no minimum number required for participation.
Primary Disciplines		Problem Solving, Sciences, Technology/Information Science
Secondary Disciplines		Career Education
Program Description		Join us live from Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri and be part of the action as hundreds of teams and thousands of students from across the world compete in the 20th annual FIRST Robotics World Championships. During the videoconference your students will interact with both competing student engineers and professional engineers working in the field. Go live to the pits as students test and tweak their robots. Ask questions about designing and building the machines, what’s working and what’s not. Go live to the field of competition and see the robots in action. Ask questions about how the robots are accomplishing their tasks, which strategies and designs work best. FIRST Robotics is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be. Students of different ages from around the world compete and demonstrate their engineering prowess in four programs: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST LEGO League, and Junior FIRST LEGO League. FRC stages short games played by remote-controlled robots. The robots are designed and built in 6 weeks (out of a common set of basic parts) by a team of 25 or more high-school-aged young people and a handful of engineers-mentors. The students pilot the robots on the field as they participate in a series of challenges designed by Dean Kamen, Dr. Woodie Flowers, and a committee of engineers and other professionals. In this year’s LOGO MOTION challenge for FRC, two alliances of three teams compete on a 27-by-54-foot field with poles and earn points by using their robots to hang as many triangle, circle and square logo pieces as possible on a rack at the end of the field. They also deploy “minibots” that emerge from the main robot to climb a vertical pole and trigger a sensor on its top. The 2 minute and 15 second match begins with 15 seconds of “autonomous time” when the teams’ robots must operate independently of any student driver. To see an animation of this year’s LOGO Motion challenge and learn more about all areas of FIRST Robotics go to http:// www.usfirst.org/. But, as exciting as the competition is, “it’s not just about robots,” said FIRST founder Dean Kamen. “It’s about building self-confidence, respect and important relationships with people who invent new technologies to make a better future.” Referees oversee the competition. Judges present awards to teams for design, technology, sportsmanship and commitment to FIRST. FIRST redefines winning for these students. Teams are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity, and ability to overcome obstacles. Scoring the most points is a secondary goal. Winning means building partnerships that last. Additional Web and TV Based Programs Related to the 2011 FIRST Robotics World Championships All HEC-TV programs listed below can be viewed by anyone for free live online at http://live.hectv.org, and via St. Louis area television on Charter Communications Digital channel 989, Charter Communications channel 118.26, and AT&T UVerse channel 99. HEC-TV Programs: The Story Behind FIRST Robotics—10 to 10:30 a.m. CDT April 29 Learn more about the story of FIRST and the excitement of being part of a FIRST Robotics teams through interviews with Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST and Jon Dudas, President of FIRST, and a video history of the Gateway Tech team in St. Louis from the time they get their kit for this year’s competition, through building their robot and creating team marketing plans, and competing at their regional event. View live updates from the competition at the World Championships as well. Leader to Leader Forum—2:00 to 3:30 p.m. CDT April 29 Watch this live panel discussion on creating future entrepreneurs and innovators from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time on http://live.hectv.org. (Panel members include Dean Kamen, entrepreneur, inventor and FIRST founder; John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers; Cindy Brinkley, Sr. Vice President Talent Development and Chief Diversity Officer AT&T Service, Inc.; Dennis Muilenburg, President and CEO Boeing Defense, Space & Security; David Lavery, Program Executive Solar System Exploration NASA; and Jon Dudas, President FIRST.) Championship Rounds and Awards Ceremony—3:30 to 6:00 p.m. CDT April 30 Join us Saturday, April 30 for the final rounds of the FIRST Robotics Competition and the Awards Ceremony from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. CDT. NASA Web Casts: To see even more of the live competition from the World Championships, NASA will be web-casting portions of the event. Find out more information and the link to the NASA page on the Championship event page: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=432
Program Format		The videoconference program will consist of the following segments: 1. Welcome and Introduction—Student groups and experts will be introduced and welcomed to the program. 2. Interaction with Student Engineers and Professional Engineers as the FIRST Robotics World Championship competition occurs—See live competition as it happens. View robots up close. Ask questions of competing student engineers about building and operating their robot. Ask questions of their professional engineer mentors about what it means to be an engineer, career opportunities, etc. Hear from Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST and inventor of the Segway (among other engineering innovations). 4. Closing Segment--Including summary of topics discussed and final questions from students.
Objectives		1. The participant will explore the nature of the creative and inquiry process and how to apply that process to engineering and robotics. 2. The participant will interact with students and professionals working in the fields of robotics and engineering and view demonstrations of robotics in practice. 3. The participant will gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities in robotics, science and engineering.
National Standards to which this program aligns		Featured National Science Curriculum Standards for this Program: Grades 5-8 NS.5-8.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop-- • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry • Understandings about scientific inquiry NS.5-8.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding • Properties and changes of properties in matter • Motions and forces • Transfer of energy NS.5-8.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop-- • Abilities of technological design • Understandings about science and technology Grades 9-12 NS.9-12.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry • Understandings about scientific inquiry NS.9-12.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of • Structure of atoms • Structure and properties of matter • Chemical reactions • Motions and forces • Conservation of energy and increase in disorder • Interactions of energy and matter NS.9-12.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop • Abilities of technological design • Understandings about science and technology
State/Regional Standards to which this program aligns		No specific state's standards are targeted for this program.
Program Length		60 minutes
Dates/Times		Program Date Program Time Network Time Registration Deadline All times below are displayed in Eastern Daylight Time, as specified in your profile. 4/29/2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM 04/25/2011 4/29/2011 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM 04/25/2011
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees		Interactive Cost: $0.00 Interactive Cost with Premium Service: $0.00 What's this? View Only Cost: $0.00 View Only Cost with Premium Service: $0.00 What's this?
Program Fee Notes		There is NO CHARGE for this program.
Cancellation Policy		Since there may well be a waiting list for interactive participation, we ask that you let us know of your need to cancel as soon as you know.
Is recording allowed?		No
The Provider broadcasts over		IP Internet 2
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider		This program will be bridged through our state bridging agency, MOREnet. When you register for the program, please include the IP address of the VC unit you’ll be using to connect to the program. This information is needed to send to MOREnet to arrange your test call with them prior to the program. A validation test call MUST be made unless you have already connected with us this school year using the same IP you are using to connect to this program. As part of the confirmation you’ll receive after we get your registration and IP information, we’ll send you the details for the test call with MOREnet. Both these steps must be completed by April 26 to finalize your participation in the program.

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