Competitive Robotic Team from Wildwood, Ballwin Visits Seniors
As part of preparing for a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotic competition to be held next month, local middle school students are demonstrating and interacting with senior citizens in West St. Louis and St. Charles counties.
Some Assembly Required—a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team of middle school students from Ballwin and Wildwood—recently visited with residents of Lutheran Senior Services' (LSS) Meramec Bluffs Senior Living Community in Ballwin. FIRST LEGO League is part of the FIRST Robotics group, which organizes robotics competitions to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. FLL tournament teams are judged in four areas: robot design and programming, robot game performance, research project presentation, and teamwork (core values). Some Assembly Required is comprised of students who attend Wildwood Middle School and Morgan Selvidge Middle School. They are preparing for a competition that will be held at St. Charles Community …
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