FIRST LEGO League Challenge Overview
Friendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students ages 9-14 or grades 4 through 8 engage in research, problem-solving, coding and engineering – building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. As part of Challenge, teams also participate in a research project to identify and solve a relevant real-world problem. The theme for the 2024-2025 season is SUBMERGED. The details of this season's challenge were announced on August 6, 2024. Here is the "teaser" video for the SUBMERGED season:
- SUBMERGED Season Welcome
- SUBMERGED Season Game Missions
See the videos and links below for information about last season.
- MASTERPIECE Theme Video
- MASTERPIECE Season Welcome Video
- MASTERPIECE Season Missions and Scoring
FIRST has created a set of getting started videos and a comprehensive list of multimedia resources to support teams for last season, many of which will be useful this season
Video Introduction to FIRST LEGO League in Oregon
Starting and Registering a Team
There are several steps to starting and registering an FIRST LEGO League Challenge team.
- National information
- National registration The national registration opened in May 2023. The national fee for the 2023-24 season is $250 per team.
- Starting a FIRST LEGO League Challenge Team in Oregon
- Registering a Team with FIRST
- Step-by-step video by FIRST
- 0:25 Creating your FIRST Account
- 5:09 Creating your FIRST LEGO League Challenge Team
- 11:16 Youth Protection Screening
- 13:55 Ordering Product
- 14:53 Important Sales Tax Information
- 17:54 Completing your Order
- 20:43 Outstanding Tasks you may need to Complete
- 21:27 Inviting Coach and Youth Contacts to your Team
- 24:13 Viewing and Printing your Team Roster
- Step-by-step PDF instructions with screenshots by ORTOP
- Step-by-step video by FIRST
- Oregon registration
- Oregon Calendar
Core Values
Your team will demonstrate FIRST®Core Values throughout your season and beyond!
- Apply teamwork and discovery to explore the challenge.
- Innovate with new ideas about your robot and project.
- Show how your team and your solutions will have an impact and be inclusive!
- Celebrate by having FUN in everything you do!
Robot Design
Your team will prepare a short presentation on your robot design, programs, and strategy.
- Design and build your robot.
- Program it to solve Robot Game missions.
- Explain how your robot will act based on the codeyou wrote.•Describe your strategies for the Robot Game.
Robot Game
Your team will practice the 2.5-minute matches to complete as many missions as possible.
- Strategize which Robot Game missions to solve.
- Design any attachments your robot will need to complete the missions.
- Test and refine your programs and robot design.
- Compete at an event!
Innovation Project
Your team will prepare a 5-minute presentation to explain your Innovation Project.
- Identify a problem to solve.
- Design a solution to the problem for your community.
- Share your ideas, learn from others, and improve your solution.
- Pitch your solution at an event.
