Junior FIRST LEGO League - First Season

This spring, SJMS Lower Elementary students taking part in Junior FIRST LEGO League discovered incredible things about the moon and what we will need to live there! (Think air, water, energy, food, health care, entertainment!)

Throughout the season, we took the time to explore these necessities, discussing why each is important, how we will obtain it, how we will store it, and how we will use it.

For example, just about everything needs energy! On Earth, we have a power grid that transports energy from power plants, windmills, nuclear generators, solar panels, and dams to wherever we need it. On the moon, this power grid doesn’t exist. The students explored this basic need, building LEGO models to show how they will create, store, and use energy on the moon. They also designed robots to help them with these tasks.

By the end of the season, students had explored each of these challenges and many more, using what they had learned and built to construct their moon bases. They also created poster boards to share what they learned. Before the end of the school year, they had the chance to share their projects with classmates, parents, and teachers.

Coming into JFLL and not knowing what to expect, the whole experience seemed to strike a perfect balance of exploration, learning, and making. The students most enjoyed using the robotics kits, creating the models and exploring their uses.