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''FIRST'' Tech Challenge is a program for students in grades 7th through 12th. Students design, build and program robots from a kit called Tetrix. | ''FIRST'' Tech Challenge is a program for students in grades 7th through 12th. Students design, build and program robots from a kit called Tetrix. It’s way more than building robots. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. | ||
[https://ortop.org/ftc/ftc-home/ ORTOP's Overview of FIRST Tech Challenge] | Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team. | ||
The robot kit is reusable from year to year and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships. | |||
Each season concludes with regional championship events and an exciting FIRST Championship. | |||
More information is available on the following pages: | |||
* [https://ortop.org/ftc/ftc-home/ ORTOP's Overview of FIRST Tech Challenge] | |||
* [https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc/start-a-team Starting a Team] | |||
* [https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc/cost-and-registration Cost and Registration] | |||
* [https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library?flagged=All&combine=&field_content_type_value%5B%5D=first_tech_challenge&field_resource_library_tags_tid=All&sort_by=created_1 Resource Library] | |||
Revision as of 21:18, 18 August 2020
FIRST Tech Challenge is a program for students in grades 7th through 12th. Students design, build and program robots from a kit called Tetrix. It’s way more than building robots. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format.
Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team.
The robot kit is reusable from year to year and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships.
Each season concludes with regional championship events and an exciting FIRST Championship.
More information is available on the following pages:
