LOOKING FORWARD TO 2017 COMPETITION & NEW DENVER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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2017 Teacher-Mentor Newsletter Number 1
Will we see you and your students at our 2017 Crossfire Game Competition? And will your team qualify for the NEW BEST Regional Championship in Denver?
2017 RM BEST Crossfire Competition 

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2017 Event
 Date
Location 
Teacher/Mentor Institute (TMI) 
20 & 21 July
MSU Denver
Kickoff
9 September
To be announced
Practice Day
14 October
To be announced
Game Day
21 October 
Auraria Event Center

Teacher / Mentor Institute Training provided with Front Range BEST hub AND the NEW Pikes Peak BEST hub
  • 20 and 21 July 2-day teacher/mentor training including mini-robot design, build and competition
  • NEW for 2017, adding separate experienced teacher/mentor training on 20 July 

Friends of BEST in Alabama are currently offering a 2017 bESTology.  The Crossfire, Fire and Rescue! web releases with information/game hints occur each Sunday evening at 6:00 PM MT for 14 weeks - started January 22, 2017. Use this
bESTology link to get your students engaged with the 2017 game weekly activities.

Here is a peek at some of the 2017 topics and a link to the 68-second Game Teaser Video
2017 Crossfire Game Teaser
GAME TEASER VIDEO
* Safety for First Responders
* Hazardous Materials
* Weather and Fire
* History of Fire Equipment
* Firefighting robots and technology
* Disaster Insurance
* NASA and Fire Safety
* First Responder Careers
* Federal, State and Local Regulations
* And More!
NEW IN 2017 - DENVER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
BEST Championship

In 2017, qualifying Colorado Hub school teams will no longer have to travel out-of-state to compete in a BEST Regional Championship.  

Stay tuned for more information about the 2017 Denver Regional Championship to be held at the Metropolitan State University of Denver at the Auraria Event Center.
igusĀ® Robot Parts - Free to Good Homes

We have leftover igusĀ® kits from the past three years.  They CANNOT be used in any future BEST competitions, but could be useful to other robot building activities.  

Each kit contains:
BEST Sponsor IGUS
  • energy chain cable carriers with various bearings, 
  • linear guide systems, 
  • aluminum rods, 
  • rod ends  
We would love for these to be put to good use in any of your school's STEM classes or clubs.  If you are interested, email Jo Anne Fry at jfry@rmbest.org

AIAA Middle School Student Essay Contest

One of our judges shared this information:  

The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (www.aiaa-rm.org) invites 7th and 8th grade students to submit an original essay about the Juno mission.  Essay MUST be submitted by March 15, 2017.  Cash prizes.  Flyer with Invitation and more details
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