2008 Program
Embark on an exploration of the earth's climate in the Climate Connections Challenge! Discover the links between science, people, resources and communities. Unearth how we learn about past climates and delve into questions surrounding our current and future climatic conditions. Join FLL teams in creating a global game plan as they make these Climate Connections!
Results of the Intel Oregon FLL 2008 Championship Tournaments held at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, Oregon
The 2008 FLL Qualifying Tournaments were held in Portland, Hillsboro, Vancouver, Wilsonville, Oregon City, Corvallis, Roseburg, Bend, Salem and LaGrande.
Date |
City |
Site |
other preliminary info |
Approximate Team Registration Start Time
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Approximate Tournament End Time |
December 6 & 7
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Bend |
SkyView MS |
Open to the Public | ~9:00am |
~3:15 pm |
December 6 & 7 |
Corvallis |
Linus Pauling MS |
Open to the public | ~7:30 am |
~3:45 pm |
December 6 |
Hillsboro |
Poynter Middle School |
Open to the Public |
8:00 am |
4:00 pm |
December 13 & 14 |
Hillsboro |
Hillsboro High School |
Open to the Public |
9:00 am |
4:00 pm |
December 6, 7, 13 & 14 |
Hillsboro |
Intel - Jones Farm Conference Center |
Not Open to the Public (parents permitted by ticket only) | 7:00 am |
~4:00 pm |
December 6 |
LaGrande |
Eastern Oregon University |
Open to the Public | 8:00 am |
~5:00 pm |
December 6 |
Oregon City |
Gardiner MS |
Open to the Public | 7:45 am |
~5:00 pm |
December 13 |
Portland |
Catlin Gabel School |
Open to the Public | 8:00 am |
~4:00 pm |
December 13 |
Roseburg |
Umpqua Comm College |
Open to the Public | 8:30 am |
~3:00 pm |
December 13 |
Salem |
West Salem High School |
Open to the Public | 8:00 am |
~4:00pm |
December 13 & 14 |
Wilsonville |
Mentor Graphics |
Open to the Public | 8:00 am |
~4:30 pm |
December 6 & 7 |
Vancouver |
Salmon Creek Elementary |
Open to the public | 8:00 am |
~4:00 pm |
Useful FLL Climate Connections Links:
Connections Overview
Project Description and Resources
Mission Descriptions with Tabs for Rules, Field Set-up and Resources
The FLL US Open Championship
Congratulations to Oregon's Team #47 The Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies from Beaverton, OR - 3rd Place Champion's Award Winner at the FIRST LEGO League U.S. OPEN Championship held in Dayton, Ohio, May 7 - 9.
Check out the Fire Breathing Ruber Duckies in "O"Magazine online !!!!!
Media Alert for World Championship Teams - May 4, 2009
FIRST LEGO League World Festival in Atanta, Ga April 16 - 18, 2009
Congratulations to Oregon FLL World Festival Teams
Teams #2- The Hobbots from Canby - Oregon Co-State Champion and Team #40 Team Um from Beaverton, OR - FLL Core Values World Festival Team.
Oregon's teams had a great time competing and meeting other teams from around the world. Team Um wowed the crowd at the opening ceremonies with their parody song "The Day the NXT Died". Lyrics here
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2007 Program
How do our personal energy choices to heat our homes, fuel our cars, charge our cell phones, power our computers, or even download music to our iPods impact the environment, economy, and life around the globe? Which resources should we use and why? Explore how energy production and consumption choices affect the planet and our quality of life today, tomorrow, and for future generations. Can FIRST LEGO League teams find the ultimate solution to this global Power Puzzle?
Results of the Intel Oregon FLL 2007 Championship Tournaments
Dates of the ORTOP 2007 FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournaments:
Intel Oregon 2007 FIRST LEGO League QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS |
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WEEK ONE |
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12/1 |
LaGrande |
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12/1 |
Roseburg |
Umpqua Community College in Gymnasium |
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WEEK TWO |
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12/8 |
Bend |
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12/8 |
Oregon City |
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12/8 |
Portland |
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12/8 |
Hillsboro |
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12/8 & 12/ 9 |
Hillsboro |
Intel - Jones Farm Conference |
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12/8 & 12/9 |
Vancouver |
Salmon Creek Elementary |
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WEEK THREE |
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12/15 |
Klamath Falls |
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12/15 & 12/16 |
Hillsboro |
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12/15 & 12/16 |
Hillsboro |
Intel - Jones Farm Conference |
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12/15 & 12/16 |
Wilsonville |
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| 12/15 & 12/16 | Corvallis |
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12/16 |
Salem |
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Intel Oregon 2007 FIRST LEGO League CHAMPIONSHIPS & JFLL Expo
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1/19/08 |
Hillsboro |
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1/20/08 |
Hillsboro |
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Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League 2007 Qualifying Tournament Assignments by Team #
Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League 2007 Tournament Teams (by County & Team City)
Intel Oregon 2007 FLL Championship Tournaments in January 2008
ORTOP held two Championship tournamenst for the 2007 Season in January 2008. To be invited to this tournament a team must first participate in an ORTOP Qualifying Tournament and place at the top of one of the overall tournament categories.
The Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League 2007 Championship Tournaments was held on January 19 and 20, 2008 at Liberty High School, Hillsboro. 113 teams that did well enough at a Qualifying Tournaments were invited to attend a Championship Tournaments. Liberty High School in Hillsboro has been the site of the Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League State Tournament for three years.
Intel Oregon 2007 FIRST LEGO League Championship Teams
Video of Power Puzzle Missions posted 5/4/09
LINK TO ALL Power Puzzle Documents posted 5/4/09
High Tech Kids FLL International Open Update! 5/6/08
Congratulations to FIRST LEGO League Team #2020 Plastic Mini Figures who captured the 2nd Place Champions Award at the High Tech Kids International Open on Saturday, May 3rd. The Sylvan Nanites posted a 12th place overall ranking out of the 61 teams from 11 countries who attended the event.
World Festival Update! 4/22/08
Congratulations to our FLL & FTC representatives to the FIRST World Festival. Our FLL teams participated in a truly global experience with more than 20 countries represented. "What you discover is more important than what you win". Our teams discovered and learned a lot during the two days of competition and sharing. At the awards ceremony our FLL teams were honored with World Festival Medallions. The Brainy Bunch received an Honorable Mention for Research Quality & The Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies received a 2nd Place Trophy for Programming.
FIRST World Festival Pictures!
2006 Program
The 2006 Nano Quest Challenge. As visionaries and scientists, the 2006 FIRST LEGO League teams explored unimaginably amazing new technologies that start in the nano world and lead to the things we do and use every day.
Intel Oregon FLL 2006 State Championship Tournament
The Intel Oregon FLL 2006 State Championship Tournament was held on Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Liberty High School in Hillsboro.
Click here for a list of the trophies and plaques awarded at the tournament
Click here for the team rankings before the award assignment process.
To view a video introduction to our seventy-five 2006 Intel Oregon FLL State Championship teams click here. Warning: This is a 38MB file.
For a list of 2006 Intel Oregon FLL State Championship teams click here
Twenty-one local FLL qualifying tournaments were held in Oregon and SW Washington during the first three weekends in December 2006.
CITY |
LOCATION |
DATE |
RANKINGS* |
| Bend | See Redmond below | --- |
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| Corvallis | Linus Pauling Middle School | 12/2 |
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| Corvallis | Linus Pauling Middle School | 12/3 |
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| Eugene | St. Paul Parish School | 12/9 |
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| Hillsboro | Hillsboro High School | 12/9 |
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| Hillsboro | Hillsboro High School | 12/10 |
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| Hillsboro | Intel Jones Farm | 12/2 |
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| Hillsboro | Intel Jones Farm | 12/3 |
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| Hillsboro | Intel Jones Farm | 12/9 |
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| Hillsboro | Intel Jones Farm | 12/10 |
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| Hillsboro | Poynter Middle School | 12/2 |
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| Klamath Falls | Oregon Institute of Technology | 12/9 |
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| LaGrande | Eastern Oregon University | 12/2 |
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| Oregon City | Gardiner Middle School | 12/9 |
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| Portland | Catlin Gabel School | 12/9 |
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| Redmond | Evergreen Elementary School | 12/16 |
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| Redmond | Evergreen Elementary School | 12/17 |
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| Roseburg | Umpqua Community College | 12/9 |
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| Vancouver | Salmon Creek Elementary | 12/9 |
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| Vancouver | Salmon Creek Elementary | 12/10 |
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| Wilsonville | Mentor Graphics | 12/9 |
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| Wilsonville | Mentor Graphics | 12/10 |
* At the tournaments a variety of trophies were awarded. No team was more awarded more than trophy.
Nano Quest TEAM HOTLINKS
THE ROBOT GAME LINKS
How to build a competition table
Competition Table Specifications
Nano Quest Field Set-up Directions
Nano Quest Mission Descriptions
THE PROJECT LINKS
The Nano Quest Research Project (the 5 minute research presentation)
FLL Nano Quest Research Page (Lots of ideas and cool videos)
Other Resources
OMSI LINKS TO Nanotechnology Resources
Link to FEI's Mike Thompson's Powerpoint "What is Nanotechnology and Why is it Important" from the Sept. 27th OMSI lecture.
Article on Oregon NanoTech Center
National Nanotechnology Initiative
Secret Worlds:The Universe Within
2005 Program
FLL teams use science and technology to better understand the world's oceans. FIRST LEGO League travels into the depths of the ocean to explore the mysteries that lie below.
The oceans are of vital importance to the health of the Earth and to everyone that lives on this planet; yet only 1% of these magnificent bodies of water have been studied. Oceans provide inspiration, fun, and food. They absorb carbon and generate oxygen, profoundly affecting the global environmental system. A distress call has been issued to FIRST LEGO League teams around the world to find solutions that will sustain the health, biodiversity, and productivity of the world’s oceans for present and future generations.
- Main Ocean Odyssey page
- Instructions for setting up the playing field
- Instructions for building the optional FLL table
- Instructions for building folding version of FLL table
- Missions and Scoring
- Rules
- Latest Q&A on this year's challenge
- Project Assignment
- Web Resources
- Update your Team Profile
- Team Forum
- Other Resource Links
Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO LEAGUE 2005 STATE TOURNAMENT
"Ocean Odyssey"
January 14, 2006
Liberty High School, Hillsboro, OR
This year over 2200 students on 331 teams competed at 16 Intel Oregon FLL 2005 Local Tournaments throughout Oregon and SW Washington. Local Tournaments were held Dec 3rd and 4th and Dec. 10th and 11th. 82 outstanding teams from the 16 local tournaments advanced to the State Tournament.
The State Tournament for the 2005 season was held at Liberty High School in Hillsboro on Saturday, January 14, 2006. Here are some useful links:
- State Tournament Team Roster
- Awards given at State Tournament
- Articles covering Tournament
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2004 Program
Results from 2004 State Tournament
The Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League 2004 State Tournament was held on Sunday, January 16, 2005. Because of the weather, only 62 of the 76 teams that planned to attend were able to do so. Those that attended appeared to have a great time showing off their robots, making presentations to the judging panels, and competing for the twelve award categories. A list of the awards can be displayed by clicking here. To view photographs of the winning teams click here. Team rankings are available by clicking here. Because no team could win more than one award, those listed at the top of a ranking are often different from those that received the corresponding awards.
Congratulations to all the teams for all that they accomplished! And, a big thank you to the hundreds of volunteers that served as coaches and mentors and put on the Tournament!
Press coverage:
Bend Bulletin, 1/17/05Wilsonville Spokesman, 1/21/05
Results from 2004 Local Tournaments
Ninety-eight teams received awards at a Local Tournament in December 2004. You'll find the list in Acrobat format by clicking here.
Eighty teams received invitations to participate at the Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League 2004 State Tournament that will be held at Liberty High School on Sunday, January 16, 2005. You'll find a list of the teams in Acrobat format by clicking here.
Resource Links for the 2004 Season
Here are some resources for the No Limits challenge and research assignment:
- Main No Limits page
- Instructions for setting up the playing field
- Instructions for building the optional FLL table
- Instructions for building folding version of FLL table
- Missions and Scoring
- Rules
- Latest Q&A on this year's challenge
- Research Project and
- Late for Lunch story
- Web Resources
- Curriculum materials
- Update your Team Profile
- Other Resource Materials
2003 Program
The Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League 2003 State Tournament held at Liberty High School on January 17, 2004 was a great success. 77 teams participated and 36 teams took home trophies or plaques. For a complete list of the winners click here. Congratulations to all those that participated for all they learned and accomplished!
Here is an analysis of how the teams ranked in each of the various judging categories.
During the tournament we showed two videos. These videos are now available on the web:
- NASA simulation in Quicktime format
- NASA simulation in Real Video format
- Dr. Justin Case in Mission Mars
The ten Local Tournaments in December were a lot of fun. We were impressed by what the teams were able to accomplish during the short fall season. Congratulations to all the teams! Here are some lists you may find interesting:
- Awards by Tournament
- Certificates by Tournament
- Awards by Team City
- Certificates by Team City
- Awards by Team Number
- Certificates by Team Number
Several newspapers have already provided excellent coverage of Local Tournaments including
Team rankings for each Tournament are available. Rankings are given for Robot Design, Research Presentation, Teamwork, and Robot Performance categories as well as the overall Director's category.
- Bend, Mountain View High, 12/7/03
- Corvallis, Westland Middle School, 12/6/03
- Hillsboro, Hillsboro High, 12/6/03
- Hillsboro, Intel Jones Farm, 12/13/03
- Hillsboro, Intel Jones Farm, 12/14/03
- Portland, Catlin Gabel, 12/13/03
- Portland, PSU, 12/13/03
- Salem, North Salem High, 12/6/03
- Vancouver, Hewlett-Packard, 12/6/03
- Wilsonville, Mentor Graphics, 12/6/03
The Robot Design Category is based on three judging rubrics:
The Research Presentation Category is based on three judging rubrics:
The Teamwork Presentation Category is based on a a Teamwork rubric.
The Robot Performance is based on a set of missions, each with its own score.
Here are some combined statistics from the table competitions at the ten Local Tournaments:
- Mean: 164
- Median: 168
- Maximum: 305
- Minimum: 39
Local tournaments were held around Oregon and Southwest Washington. Most of these tournaments were all-day events.
- Bend, Mountain View High, 12/7/03
- Corvallis, Westland Middle School, 12/6/03
- Hillsboro, Hillsboro High, 12/6/03
- Hillsboro, Intel - Jones Farm, 12/13/03
- Hillsboro, Intel - Jones Farm, 12/14/03
- Portland, Catlin Gabel, 12/13/03
- Portland, PSU, 12/13/03
- Salem, North Salem High, 12/6/03
- Vancouver, HP facility, 12/6/03
- Wilsonville, Mentor Graphics, 12/6/03
Teams that scored among the top overall at these Local Tournaments were invited to the State Tournament on January 17, 2004.
Here are some resources for the Mission Mars challenge and research assignment:
- Main Mission Mars page
- Instructions for building the models that go on the playing field
- Instructions for setting up the playing field
- Instructions for building the optional FLL table
- Instructions for building folding version of FLL table
- Missions and Scoring
- Rules
- Latest Q&A on this year's challenge
- Research Assignment
- Web Resources
- Curriculum materials
- Update your Team Profile
- NASA's Destination: Mars
- Other Resource Materials
In addition to the materials listed above, there are a variety of other resources available on the FLL web site.
2002 Program
Over 140 teams participated in the Oregon program in 2002.
The FIRST LEGO League 2002 Oregon State Tournament was held on Saturday, January 18, 2003 at Clackamas High School.
Here are some resources for the City Sights challenge and research assignment:
- Main City Sights page
- City Sights Missions
- Instructions for building the models that go on the playing field
- Instructions for setting up the playing field
- Instructions for building the optional table
- Missions and Scoring
- City Sights Rules
- Latest Q&A on 2002 challenge
- Research Assignment
- Web Resources
- Curriculum materials
In addition to the materials listed above, there are a variety of other resources available on the FLL web site.
A downloadable digital video containing six minutes of highlights from the 2002 season is available. We also have a 30-minute videotape of highlights from the 2002 season.
The results from the Oregon State Tournament at Clackamas High School on January 18, 2003 are available.. Photographs of all the teams and candid shots from the Tournament are also available.
Earlier, we held two successful play-off tournaments in December. Here are the results:
2001 Program
The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) 2001 Oregon State Tournament was held on December 1, 2001 at Wilsonville High School. The tournament attracted more than 60 teams from around Oregon and the Northwest. An Acrobat file listing the 36 trophy winners is also available.