Iowa Team Blast

October 10, 2023

Iowa State University College of Engineering serves as the Program Delivery Partner for Iowa FLL teams

Upcoming Events

November 7 Coach Call, 7:00 p.m.,Zoom link

November 19 Villisca Challenge Qualifier

First Round of Challenge Qualifier Assignments Emailed 10/13

Thanks to all the teams that have already registered for Challenge Qualifiers by the first round "soft close" last Saturday. We'll have the first round of Qualifier assignments ready by the end of the week, so coaches, make sure to keep your eye out on those email inboxes.

If you haven't registered yet, there is still time to do so. Teams will be assigned remaining Qualifier slots on a first-come, first-served basis.

Got Questions? Include Your Team Number in Your Email

When emailing our team with questions, please include your team number. That helps us respond quickly and accurately.

FIRST LEGO League in Iowa Team: firstlegoleague@iastate.edu

Iowa FIRST LEGO League Head Referee: fllheadref@iastate.edu

Have Space for Another on Your Team?

We have youth from the following communities looking for a team to join:

North Polk
Quad Cities
Urbandale
Adel
Grimes

If you have open space on your team and are still looking for youth members, please reach out to firstlegoleague@iastate.edu, and we'll help you connect.

FIRST Guidance for AI Use

With AI tools becoming more popular throughout the world, we would like to take a moment to cover what FIRST has stated about the use of AI for brainstorming ideas as a team. Teams are allowed to use AI to brainstorm ideas, however, if they do so, it should be documented, and they should be able to discuss it when talking about their work. If you have any questions about this policy, please don't hesitate to contact us!

Coach Calls

Have you missed a coach call, or wanted to review information from a previous one? No worries, we keep an archive of them all in the Current Coach Resources page on our website. The calls take place at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, and are held over Zoom.

Join Coach Call on November 7

K-12 Outreach | 1300 Marston Hall | 533 Morrill Road | Ames, IA 50011-2103

515-294-4293

engineering.iastate.edu/outreach