Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is excited to provide an opportunity for girls explore their interest in STEM through robotics! This season, nine Girl Scout Robotics teams from Southern Illinois are competing in two FIRST Robotics leagues. Thank you to Bayer Fund for helping make our Girl Scout Robotics Program possible!
First LEGO League Challenge
In 2023, GSofSI is host to seven teams competing in FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge. In a FLL Challenge, students in grades 4-8 plan and build an autonomous robot that they program to navigate missions that score points on a gameboard. They also conduct an extensive research project. After several weeks of preparation, teams meet at regional tournaments where they compete using their robots and deliver a research presentation.
GSofSI's Teams:
Axolegos from Effingham
Campfire Girls from Edwardsville
Master Builders from O'Fallon
Minecraft Bees from Highland
The Puzzlers from Waterloo
R.O.B.O.T.I.C.S. 4 Life from Waterloo
Neon Frogs from Troy
Schedule:
Dec. 2: Regional Qualifiers at SWIC in Belleville and at University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana
Jan. 20: Sectional Competition at SWIC and University of Illinois
Feb. 17: State Championship at Elgin Community College
FIRST Tech Challenge
In FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), students in grades 7-12 learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams
GSofSI Teams:
Polytechnic Puzzle Pieces (P3)
Gear Girls.
Schedule:
Dec. 9: FTC Meet at SIUE
Jan. 13: FTC Meet at Grigsby Intermediate in Granite City
Feb. 3: FTC League Qualifier at Wesclin Jr. High
March 1-2: FTC Illnois State Tournament at Elgin Community College
About Bayer Fund
Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the communities where Bayer customers and employees live and work by providing funding for food and nutrition, education and community development projects. To learn more about Bayer Fund visit https://www.fund.bayer.us.
