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Ava
Loudy, Maxwell Jordan, Brianna Flory, and Harrison
Plessinger members of Greenville Middle School
Robotics team, with
Coaches Alissa Elliott and Steve Plessinger, recently competed at West
Carrolton
Middle School in the 2017-18 FIRST LEGO League Regional
Qualifier.
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GMS Robotics Team
Competes in LEGO Regional Qualifier
Members of Greenville Middle School Robotics team recently competed at
West Carrolton Middle School in the 2017-18 FIRST LEGO League Regional
Qualifier. Team GRIP (Greenville Robotics Innovative Programmers) was
scored on their performance in The Robot Games, presentation of a
project creating an innovative solution to the human water cycle, and
representation of FIRST LEGO League core values. The rookie team placed
8th in the Robot Games out of 16 teams.
For the Robot Games, team members including Maxwell Jordan, 8th grade;
Harrison Plessinger, 8th grade; Brianna Flory, 7th grade; and Ava
Loudy, 6th grade worked on the FIRST LEGO League project Hydro
Dynamics. They built a robot and programed it to complete as many
designated missions as possible by the end of a 2 minute 30 second
match, scoring points for each mission accomplished. Greenville Middle
School 6th grade Science teacher Alissa Elliott and Steve Plessinger
coached the team.
Through the Hydro Dynamics Challenge students made a splash learning
about water – how to find, transport use, or dispose of it. Throughout
the project they discovered what might become possible when we
understand what happens to our water. Identifying urban runoff as a
current problem within the human water cycle the team created the
innovative solution of a rain barrel with an automated garden and
formally presented the solution to a panel of judges.
Greenville Middle School Robotics Team was formed this spring by Alissa
Elliott, students submitted applications to join the team. The team
participated in a FIRST LEGO League week long day camp in July, as an
introduction to the program and Robot Games. In September the project
Hydro Dynamics was released, and the team began preparing for the
Regional Competition. The top 5 teams from the Regional Qualifier move
on to the district competition.
In FIRST LEGO League students are immersed in real-world science and
technology challenges. Teams design their own solutions to a current
scientific question or problem and build autonomous LEGO robots that
perform a series of missions. Through their participation, students
develop valuable life skills and discover exciting career possibilities
while learning that they can make a positive contribution to society.
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