{"id":216,"date":"2008-09-19T11:57:58","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T18:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.technicalley.com\/?p=228"},"modified":"2008-09-19T11:57:58","modified_gmt":"2008-09-19T18:57:58","slug":"fll-2008-climate-connections-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technicalley.com\/central\/blog\/2008\/09\/19\/fll-2008-climate-connections-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"FLL-2008: Climate Connections Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year’s First Lego League<\/a> robotic missions are focused on initiatives to explore and protect Earth’s climate. The official FLL website has the details<\/a>. The following table lists all the missions, along with an analysis of tasks within each mission, the scoring rules, maximum points that can be scored, and other relevant information specific to the missions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mission<\/strong><\/td>\nTask<\/strong><\/td>\nScoring<\/strong><\/td>\nMax Points<\/strong><\/td>\nNotes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Carbon Sequestration<\/a><\/td>\nMove carbon dioxide (the gray balls) to the underground reservoir. For each
\ncarbon dioxide to score, it must be touching the reservoir model and\/or the mat
\nwithin the model, but it must not be touching the mat outside the model.<\/td>\n		5 for each scoring ball.<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nBurying CO2 produced from sources to reduce concentration in atmosphere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nConstruct Levees<\/a><\/td>\n		Move levee blocks to low-lying shores while being careful not to damage the
\nones that are already in scoring position. For each block to score, it must be
\nupright and touching low-lying shores on the mat.<\/p>\n

NOTE: Levee blocks are this year’s touch penalty objects. When an active robot
\nis touched while it’s completely out of Base, the referee will take one levee
\nblock off the field, out of play, starting with those that are in Base. If there
\nare none in Base, the one currently farthest west in the field will be taken. If
\nthe only levee blocks available are being moved by the robot at the time of the
\ntouch, one of those will be taken after the robot is carried back to Base. If
\nall 8 levee blocks have been taken already, there is no loss.<\/td>\n

Scoring blocks are worth 5<\/span> points touching red and
\n4<\/span> points touching green. Blocks touching both red and
\ngreen shores are scored as touching red only.<\/td>\n		40<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nTest Levees<\/a><\/td>\n		See how levees survive when a storm approaches (activate the wheel-roller).
\nThe wheel must be allowed to roll freely until it either hits or misses the
\nlevees.<\/td>\n		The activation is worth 15<\/span> points whether the
\nlevees are hit or missed, but worth no points if the wheel is strategically
\nblocked by anything other than released levees near or past the green shore.<\/td>\n		15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nRaise The Flood Barrier<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the red lever down to raise the barrier up.<\/td>\nThe barrier in the up position (red lever down) is worth
\n15<\/span> points.<\/td>\n		15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nElevate The House<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the red lever eastward to elevate the house.<\/td>\nThe house in the up position (red lever east) is worth 25<\/span>
\npoints.<\/td>\n		25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nTurn Off The Lights<\/a><\/td>\n		Push the light switch so that the window shows the black side.<\/td>\nThe window showing black is worth 20<\/span> points.<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nOpen A Window<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the gear wheel so that the window flips open.<\/td>\nThe window all the way open is worth 25<\/span> points.<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nGet People Together<\/a><\/td>\n		Move red\/white people to the pink grid area.<\/p>\n

Move blue\/gray leaders to touch the tall, green mountain and\/or the city.<\/p>\n

Move the black\/white scientists to the research area.<\/td>\n

Three or more red\/white citizens touching the pink grid area is worth
\n10<\/span> points. Three or more blue\/gray leaders touching the
\ntall, green mountain and\/or city is worth 10<\/span> points.
\nThree or more black\/white scientists touching the research area is worth
\n10<\/span> points.<\/td>\n		30<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nFind Agreement (Align The Arrows)<\/a><\/td>\n		Before the match starts, the referee sets the yellow arrows in random
\ndisagreement.<\/td>\n		Alignment of both yellow arrows is worth 40<\/span> points
\nfor both teams, no matter which direction the alignment faces and no matter if
\none or both robots helped.<\/td>\n		40<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nFund Research Or Corrective Action<\/a><\/td>\n		Move money (the yellow ball) to the research area or to the underground
\nreservoir. For the ball to score, it must be touching the underground reservoir
\nor research area (ice sheet) models and\/or the mat within those models, but it
\nmust not be touching the mat outside those models.<\/td>\n		The scoring money is worth 15<\/span> points.<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nDeliver An Ice Core Drilling Machine<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the core drilling machine to the research area. For the machine to
\nscore, it must be making direct contact with the research area model and\/or the
\nmat within that model, but it must not be touching the mat outside that model.<\/td>\n		The scoring machine is worth 20<\/span> points. The drill
\nassembly raised completely vertical is worth an additional 10<\/span>
\npoints.<\/td>\n		30<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nExtract An Ice Core Sample<\/a><\/td>\n		Pull the ice core completely from its hole and transport it to the base.<\/td>\nThe ice core pulled completely from its hole is worth 20<\/span>
\npoints. The ice core in Base is worth an additional 10<\/span>
\npoints.<\/td>\n		30<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nDeliver An Ice Buoy<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the ice buoy to the research area. For the buoy to score, it must be
\nupright and making direct contact with the research area model and\/or the mat
\nwithin that model, but it must not be touching the mat outside that model.<\/td>\n		The scoring buoy is worth 25<\/span> points.<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nInsulate A House<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the insulation to the green grid area.<\/td>\nBoth insulation touching the green grid area is worth 10<\/span>
\npoints.<\/td>\n		10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nRide A Bicycle<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the bicycle to the green grid area.<\/td>\nThe bicycle touching the green grid area is worth 10<\/span>
\npoints.<\/td>\n		10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nTelecommute And Research<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the computer to the green grid area.<\/td>\nThe computer touching the green grid area is worth 10<\/span>
\npoints.<\/td>\n		10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nStudy Wildlife<\/a><\/td>\n		Move the polar bear and\/or the snowmobile to the research area. To score,
\nthey must be making direct contact with the research area model and\/or the mat
\nwithin that model, but they must not be touching the mat outside that model.<\/td>\n		The scoring bear is worth 15<\/span> points upright, or
\n10<\/span> points “sleeping” (on its side), and the scoring
\nsnowmobile is worth 10<\/span> points.<\/td>\n		25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nBeat the Clock<\/a><\/td>\n		At the end of the match, move the robot to make direct contact with the
\nresearch area.<\/td>\n		At the end of the match, if the robot is making direct contact with the
\nresearch area model and\/or the mat within that model, but it’s not touching the
\nmat outside that model, that’s worth 15<\/span> points. At the
\nend of the match, the robot touching only the yellow grid area is worth
\n10<\/span> points.<\/td>\n		15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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