Current Countries with FIRST Programs Argentina Austria Bahrain Belgium Chile Columbia Czech...

Current Countries with FIRST Programs

★ Argentina

Austria ★

★Bahrain

Belgium ★

Chile ★

Columbia ★

★ Czech Republic

Denmark ★

★ Egypt

★ Faroe Islands

France ★

Germany ★

★Haiti

★Hong Kong

Hungary ★

Iceland ★

Ireland ★

★ Israel

★Japan

Jordan ★

★ Kuwait

Lebanon★

★Malaysia

Mexico ★

New Zealand ★

★ Norway

Palestine★

Peru ★

Portugal ★

★ Qatar

★Saudi Arabia ★Singapore

★South Africa

★South Korea

Spain★

Sudan ★

★ Switzerland

★ Syria

★ Taiwan, R.O.C.

★ Thailand

Tunisia ★

★Turkey

★United Kingdom

★Yemen ★Indonesia

★Scandinavia

Benelux ★

★ Brazil

★United States

★India

★ Canada

★Australia

★ Sweden★Netherlands★Lithuania★Luxembourg

★Poland★Slovakia★Romania★Bosnia/

Herzegovina

★Russia

★ China★Philippines

★ Estonia

★ Slovenia

Grades 7-12

FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

It’s a competitive sport.

It’s a life experience.

It’s opportunity.

It’s community.

It’s amazing.


Founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen

Devoted to helping young people discover and develop a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

295,000+ Students

90,000+ Mentors/Volunteers/Adult Supporters

More than 50 countries

2012/13


Who is it for?

For Students (ages 6-18): the hardest fun you’ll ever have.

For Mentors, Coaches, Volunteers: the most rewarding adventure you’ll ever undertake.

For Sponsors: the most enlightened investment you could ever make.


FIRST learning…

… never stops building upon itself, starting at age 6 and continuing through

middle and high-school levels up to age 18. Young people can join at any

level. Participants master skills and concepts to aid in learning science and

technology through innovative projects and robotics competitions, while

gaining valuable career and life skills.


The FIRST Tech Challenge


✔Head-to-head competition using sports model ✔Teams design, build and program robots based

on sound engineering principles ✔Develop strategic problem-solving,

organization, and team-building skills ✔Mentored by professional engineers ✔Awards for competition, community outreach

and design ✔Qualify for $11 million in scholarships

What is FTC®?


FTC is a widely accessible, hands-on robotics program

INSPIRES children in grades 7-12 to participate in science and technology

DESIGN, BUILD AND PROGRAM robots

GET hands-on programming and rapid- prototyping experience

APPLY real-world math and science concepts

TEACHES the engineering process

DEVELOPS strategic problem-solving, organizational and team-building skills

LEARN about Gracious Professionalism™

What is FTC®?


What is FTC®?

How It Works

PROBLEM-SOLVING AND TEAM-BUILDING

Design, build, test and compete with a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-powered robot, built from a reusable kit of parts and a wide variety of raw materials!

New engineering-based game challenge presented each year

TEAMS OF CHILDREN AND MENTORS

Participants learn to work as a team

Students work alongside adult Mentors to gain practical, hands-on experience

BUILD AND COMPETE

Follow the engineering process to design, build, program and test a robot

Compete and cooperate in Alliances at Qualifying and Championship events


What is FTC®?

FTC Teams

APPLY real-world math and science concepts to research, design, build and program autonomous and driver-controlled robots

USE LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology

GAIN hands-on experience

• Robot Game

• Project-based Learning

LEARN from and interact with adult mentors

WORK as a team to overcome obstacles and meet challenges

ENGAGE with their communities


FTC Impact

Proven Results

78% of FTC participants believe their desire to do better in school is a direct result of their participation in FTC

84% of FTC students cite FTC as the driving force behind their interest in majoring in math and science

FTC is unlocking interest in math and science (90% of participants cite FTC as directly responsible)


2,900 North American teams (projected)

23,000 middle and high school-age students

200+ Qualifying and Championship Tournaments, 4 Super-Regionals, 1 World Championship

FTC is international! Over 3200 teams compete in 16+ countries to advance to the FTC World Championship in St. Louis

FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®):

2013-2014 Season

What is FTC®?

2005 Demo

2005 Pilot

2006 Pilot

20072008

20092010

20112012

2013 (pro

jected)

0500

100015002000250030003500

53 130

554799

986 1111

16071997

24792880

Team Growth (North America)


FTC® Growth

24 %OVER YEAR 2012

Program Growth


2012/2013 Game

FTC BLOCK PARTY!sm is played on a 12’x12’ square Field. Two randomly selected teams are paired together as an Alliance to play one match against a second Alliance. Alliances are designated as either “Red” or “Blue.”

During autonomous and driver-operated periods, Teams use their Robots to balance their pendulum goal by scoring blocks into buckets. During the final seconds of each match, Teams may continue to score blocks, raise their Alliance Flag, drive up the ramp and do a pull-up.


Organizations Any group can create a team: schools, community groups,

churches, neighborhoods

Teams are made up of students, grades 7-12, and 2 to 3 adult Mentors

Cost $2,500 for new teams; $1,200 for returning teams (U.S.)

Season Overview May – October ………………...Online registration

Early September ………………..Game is revealed

September – October………..…….Design & build

November – March...…………Tournament season

March – early April……………....Super-Regionals

April …………………………..World Championship

What is FTC®?

FTC® Season

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