Upcoming Events

Quad Cities MASTERPIECE Season Kickoff on Sept. 16

The Quad Cities Engineering & Science Council (QCESC) is excited to support the 9th Quad Cities FIRST LEGO League Challenge Kickoff! The event is being hosted by their long-term partner, the Putnam Museum & Science Center in Davenport, Iowa.  

The Kickoff provides a fun, interactive way to meet other teams, FIRST Volunteers, and share key FIRST LEGO League Challenge information. You’ll receive innovation project guidance and insight from the keynote speaker and from local STEAM and Arts organizations.

This optional event is free, but attendees need to register online.

Invitation to Challenge Coaches for a Research Study

Interested in exercising Coopertition by helping coaches like you improve their team practices? For her master's thesis, Dagney Paskach, a veteran FLL coach, is exploring the effect of using the judging rubrics during the season on teams' competition performance.

If you choose to participate, Dagney would conduct four 15-minute interviews with you over the course of the MASTERPIECE FIRST LEGO League Challenge season. This independent study is not affiliated with FIRST or Iowa State University College of Engineering.

Please contact Dagney with any questions at dpaskach@iastate.edu and complete this interest form if you are interested in participating.

Team Grants to Check Out Before Registering

The FIRST Team Grants Opportunities Page is up and being updated regularly. Currently, there are grants available from:

• BAE Systems
• Dow
• John Deere
• Raytheon Technologies
• Rockwell Automation
• Tennessee Valley

You can also find details for Challenge Teams and Explore Teams in Iowa on our Engineering Outreach website. Reminder: most grants via FIRST require that you apply and receive your grant PRIOR to purchasing your FIRST team registration and team materials.

Why Am I Receiving This Email?

This email is being sent to all FIRST LEGO League Challenge and Explore coaches and team administrators who have registered for either the 2022-2023 or 2023-2024 Seasons or who have opted into our newsletters via our website. After September 15, coaches from the 2022-2023 Season will be removed from this mailing list.