roboticsedu

roboticsedu helps educators teach robotics, with free curriculum samples and help from the robotics community.

These days, robotics is widely available, and the goal of roboticsedu is to help people with no robotics education teach, discover, and open the doors for others through robotics.

If you are interested in running a camp or class, or if you have any suggestions, please contact us.

roboticsedu was created to let educators teach robotics through camps and classes. Robotics is a great way to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) in a fun and exciting way. On this site, you will find curriculum samples for camps and classes, as well as a community of robot lovers that can help you in the case you need tips or are encountering a problem.

roboticsedu focuses on both the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics programs. Designed by FIRST – a foundation created by legendary inventor Dean Kamen –  these programs lead kids each year through a season of brainstorming and coming up with robots that complete their corresponding season goals and missions.

FLL is a competition in which elementary and middle school students build LEGO robots that run against a clock to complete certain missions in a limited amount of time, with their annual tournament in December. Forest Heights has had several teams competing nationally and internationally against teams from across the U.S. and the world.

FTC is a sport-like event in which high school students design, build, and program bigger metal robots to compete against each other on a large square field. Both FTC and FLL are STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs that were highlighted in US President Barack Obama’s visit to Oregon last year.

Through FLL and FTC, students gain important skills, have tons of fun, and in the meantime, learn about engineering, programming, and science.

Our team, the Loose Screws, is a first-year FTC team that is compiled of three award-winning FLL teams. This website is one of our outreach projects to help STEM become more easily accessible to students across America.