FLL Tournament 2011

Saturday, November 12, 2011

The 2011 FIRST LEGO League Regional Tournament at Franklin will be held at Franklin Middle School Saturday, November 12, 2011. The day will be filled with exciting presentations from top scientists and engineers, energetic LEGO robotic competition, science discovery booths and informational booths from representatives form a wide array of science and technology clubs, organizations and businesses. Top teams competing in the Franklin Regional will then compete at the Virginia State FIRST LEGO League Tournament to be held on December 3rd and 4th at James Madison University in Harrisonburg.
School information, including directions, can be found here.

This year's competition:

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Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of food by finding ways to prevent food contamination? In the 2011 Food Factor Challenge, over 200,000 9-16 ^[1] year olds from over 55 countries will explore the topic of food safety and examine the possible points of contamination our food encounters – from exposure to insects and creatures, to unsterile processing and transportation, to unsanitary preparation and storage – then find ways to prevent or combat these contaminates. In the Food Factor Challenge, teams will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT to solve a set of Food Safety missions as well as research, develop, and share their innovative food safety solutions.  Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set of Core Values.

^[1] 9-14 in the US, Canada, and Mexico

Tournament Planning Committee: