YEARLY OVERVIEW
Project Title: "FIRST" Robotics Competition: 2024-2025
Season Objectives: To design, build, and program a robot to compete in the “2025 FIRST Robotics Competition.”
1. Introduction to FIRST Robotics (August-December): Provide an overview of the FIRST Robotics Competition, explaining its significance, core values, and the importance of Gracious Professionalism. Students will learn about each sub-team (Programming, Electrical, CAD, and PR), will complete safety training, and learn the basics of the engineering design process.
2. Host FIRST Lego League Competition (November): Students will host a FIRST lego league competition (Pre-K-8th grade) to assist younger students in their exlporation of STEM.
3. Game Analysis (January 2025): Analyze the current season's game rules and objectives, understanding the challenges that the robot design must address.
4. Robot Design and Strategy (January-March): In teams, students will brainstorm robot design ideas and develop a strategy to excel in the competition.
5. Prototyping and Building (January-March): Using the FIRST Robotics Competition Kit of Parts and additional components, students will prototype and construct their robots.
6. Programming and Testing (January-March): Students will program their robots using LabVIEW or Java and conduct rigorous testing to optimize performance.
7. Practice Matches (March): Organize intra-team practice matches, encouraging iterative design improvements and teamwork.
8. Regional Competition (March, April): Participate in the regional FIRST Robotics Competition event, showcasing the robot's capabilities and competing against other teams. Our team participated in 2 regional competitions last year, and would like to compete in 2 or more in the 2025 season.
10. Post-Competition Reflection (April-May): Conclude the project with a reflection session, where students will discuss the lessons learned, challenges faced, and ways to improve future robot designs.
11. Summer Season (June-August): Students will prepare for the upcoming year, as well as securing funding from local community and national sponsors.
12. Students will participate in volunteer opportunities within our community events to help encourage STEM in the community.
Season Objectives: To design, build, and program a robot to compete in the “2025 FIRST Robotics Competition.”
1. Introduction to FIRST Robotics (August-December): Provide an overview of the FIRST Robotics Competition, explaining its significance, core values, and the importance of Gracious Professionalism. Students will learn about each sub-team (Programming, Electrical, CAD, and PR), will complete safety training, and learn the basics of the engineering design process.
2. Host FIRST Lego League Competition (November): Students will host a FIRST lego league competition (Pre-K-8th grade) to assist younger students in their exlporation of STEM.
3. Game Analysis (January 2025): Analyze the current season's game rules and objectives, understanding the challenges that the robot design must address.
4. Robot Design and Strategy (January-March): In teams, students will brainstorm robot design ideas and develop a strategy to excel in the competition.
5. Prototyping and Building (January-March): Using the FIRST Robotics Competition Kit of Parts and additional components, students will prototype and construct their robots.
6. Programming and Testing (January-March): Students will program their robots using LabVIEW or Java and conduct rigorous testing to optimize performance.
7. Practice Matches (March): Organize intra-team practice matches, encouraging iterative design improvements and teamwork.
8. Regional Competition (March, April): Participate in the regional FIRST Robotics Competition event, showcasing the robot's capabilities and competing against other teams. Our team participated in 2 regional competitions last year, and would like to compete in 2 or more in the 2025 season.
10. Post-Competition Reflection (April-May): Conclude the project with a reflection session, where students will discuss the lessons learned, challenges faced, and ways to improve future robot designs.
11. Summer Season (June-August): Students will prepare for the upcoming year, as well as securing funding from local community and national sponsors.
12. Students will participate in volunteer opportunities within our community events to help encourage STEM in the community.
OFF SEASON WEEKLY SCHEDULE (AUG-DEC)
Sunday: No Meeting
Monday: No Meeting
Tuesday: 4:00-6:00pm
Wednesday: No Meeting
Thursday: 4:00-6:00pm
Friday: No Meeting
Saturday: No Meeting
(Times are subject to change)
Monday: No Meeting
Tuesday: 4:00-6:00pm
Wednesday: No Meeting
Thursday: 4:00-6:00pm
Friday: No Meeting
Saturday: No Meeting
(Times are subject to change)
BUILD SEASON WEEKLY SCHEDULE (JAN-APR)
Sunday: No Meeting
Monday: 4:15-7:15pm
Tuesday: 4:15-7:15pm
Wednesday: No Meeting
Thursday: 4:15-7:15pm
Friday: 4:15-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00-6:00pm
(Times are subject to change as build season progresses)
Monday: 4:15-7:15pm
Tuesday: 4:15-7:15pm
Wednesday: No Meeting
Thursday: 4:15-7:15pm
Friday: 4:15-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00-6:00pm
(Times are subject to change as build season progresses)
SEASON COMPETITION DATES
March 19th-22nd 2025 Green Country Regional in Tulsa, OK at the Expo Pavilion
April 2nd-5th 2024 Shawnee/Oklahoma Regional in Oklahoma City
April 2nd-5th 2024 Shawnee/Oklahoma Regional in Oklahoma City
Previous Years COMPETITION DATES
March 22-25, 2023 - Sedalia, AR Regional Competitions
April 5-8, 2023 - Tulsa Regional Competition (Expo Square)
April 5-8, 2023 - Tulsa Regional Competition (Expo Square)