Iowa FLL could not happen without the amazing dedication of the coaches, mentors, parents, and participants. We also want to thank our tournament sponsors and team sponsors, including Iowa State University College of Engineering, John Deere, and Rockwell Collins, for their financial support. To the volunteers, Iowa FLL Regional Qualifier Organizers, Engineering Online Learning, and the ISU FLL Planning Team: Iowa FLL is a success through combined efforts of teamwork and Gracious Professionalism™ from all of you. Please make sure to thank those around you for their dedication, creativity, and tenacity for being a part of something amazing, and for their hard work in inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists.

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THANK YOU

PLANNING TEAM

IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORS CONTACTfll@iastate.edu

Iowa FLL Director ---------------------------------

Co-Chairs ------------------------------------------

Head Ref -------------------------------------------

Judge Advisor -------------------------------------

Outreach Coordinator ----------------------------

Volunteer Coordinator ---------------------------

Biorenewables Complex Ops -------------------

Howe Ops ------------------------------------------

Design & Town Ops -------------------------------

Graphic Designer ---------------------------------

FLL Jr. Coordinator -------------------------------

Hoover Ops ----------------------------------------

Camille Sloan-Schroeder

Emily Hurban & Srinu Dhanwada

Chris Guetzlaff

Nicole Fannin

Collin McIntyre

Kayla Neese

Jed Wood

Michael Fannin

Kyle Fischer

Abby Goodenow

Emily Knight

Sara Dohrmann

MISSION STATEMENTOur mission is to provide an inspirational learning experience that celebrates engineering, science, and technology, allowing participants to develop skill sets and personal qualities that lead them to future success in scientific, technical, and engineering fields.

FLL CORE VALUES> We are a team

> We do the work to find the solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors

> We know our coaches and mentors do not have all the answers; we learn together

> We honor the spirit of friendly sportsmanship

> What we discover is more important than what we win

> We share our experiences with others

> We display Gracious Professionalism™ & Coopertition™ in everything we do

> We have fun!

CODE OF CONDUCTIt is our expectation that teams, guests, mentors, and coaches will conduct themselves in a manner of good citizenship and Gracious Professionalism™, including respect for the Iowa State University campus, property, volunteers, teams, Iowa FLL staff and other participants. Participation is an opportunity to engage with other teams and individuals while encouraging camaraderie.

We are excited to see what teams have done with ANIMAL ALLIESSM and to have so many participants in this year’s tournament!

Have you ever seen so many people excited about solving real-world problems and engineering? We feel truly fortunate to work with committed students, individuals, and organizations that share our goal of inspiring the next generation to celebrate engineering, science, and technology. We commend you for assuming an active role in the development of today’s youth into tomorrow’s talented workforce. Tournaments such as this provide participants the opportunity to see that they are part of something larger than their own team. Ultimately, it is our hope that team members see tournaments as a microcosm of society where people work together to solve our world’s challenges.

Thank you for your attendance at this event. The participants today appreciate your positive support in their work of changing the culture, one brick at a time.

ABOUT FIRST ®

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, NH, FIRST is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit public charity. FIRST is supported by a strong network of sponsors and volunteers.

FIRST provides a full suite of program for K-12 students. For more information, visit firstinspires.org.

ABOUT THE LEGO® GROUPThe LEGO Group, a privately-held, family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high quality, creative educational play materials for children. The company is commited to the development of children’s creative and imaginative abilities, and its employees are guided by the motto adopted in the 1930s by founder Ole Kirk Christiansen: “Only the best is good enough.” For more information, visit www.LEGO.com

LEGO, MINDSTORMS and their respective logos are trademarks of The LEGO Group.

FIRST ® LEGO ® LEAGUE THE TEAMSTeam # Team Name City166 Exploding Laser Bats of Doom Ames687 TRI CENTER LEGONATORS Neola1715 Knights of the LEGO Table Marshalltown2042 Animals of Ames Ames2044 The Zookeepers Ames2660 Golden PlatyPI Urbandale3240 West Harrison Brick Masters Mondamin3252 Team Technology Missouri Valley3253 The Big Twinkies Logan3254 Ectinction Executors Logan4721 Super LEGO Frogs Gilbertville5796 Team Thunder Johnston6060 Robodogs Gold Bettendorf7418 Robodogs Black Bettendorf7479 Grissom Grizzlies Princeton7885 Masterbuilders Clive8019 Rocket Robotics Eddyville8675 PRObots Forest City8683 The FBI: Foreign Bird Investigators Spirit Lake9073 Scitobor Ogel Mount Vernon9423 District 13 Urbandale10085 LEGO Eagles Muscatine10882 Cybertrons Montezuma11785 The Einsteiners Fontanelle12108 TC Blockheads Neola12933 The Wild Ones Dubuque14902 Thunder Bots Williamsburg17410 DA Peeps DeWitt17631 Lincoln Robolions Iowa City17771 Rockin’ Robo Girlz West Des Moines18028 Awesome Aces Union18335 The Buzzy Bees Bettendorf18708 The Clueless Grundy Center 19999 Eisenhower 5 Star Stingers Dubuque20043 ‘Quail’ified Coders Waterloo20120 Super LEGO Clarinda22101 Blockologists Clarinda22480 Robodogs White Bettendorf23317 Miller Marshalltown23548 I-C Bots Iowa City24272 Westridge Masterminds West Des Moines24520 Fez Revival Cedar Rapids24559 Red Dangerous Cedar Rapids24857 Elephants Squared Ames24858 Spencer Inventors - Psi (Cy) Spencer25552 Estherville Meteotites Estherville25580 Furry Logic Bettendorf25582 Just The Cats Johnston26280 Oak Ridge LEGO Disasters Marion27188 Programming Pirates Cedar Rapids27584 Independence Cool Cats Independence27585 Chattery Chinchillas Vinton27890 Medieval Gamer Puppies Marshalltown28138 Oinkers Dysart28139 CyberKnights Dysart28850 #Don’tFearTheDeer Dubuque28851 Walleye World Dubuque29089 undecided Dubuque29902 Pangolin Protectors Vinton29903 Savage Sea Turtles Vinton

Team # Team Name City136 Leaping Ninja Snails Grimes636 Robotic Regals Iowa City792 The Bee Team Ottumwa794 Party Animals Ottumwa2256 Shadowbots Ottumwa2577 WinSum LoseSum Iowa City2788 LEGO Raiders Nation Dunkerton2791 World Changers Davenport2929 The Brick Bots Cedar Falls3018 Bricks of Brilliance Waterloo3054 Oak Ridge LEGO Blasters Marion3157 Butler County LEGO Wizards Allison3933 The Llama Awakens Urbandale3995 Flip the Switch Garner3997 Extreme Chaos Garner4410 The Nerd Herd Saint Ansgar5338 Animal Advocates Cedar Rapids5771 Tenacious Tigers Cedar Falls6063 Team ECHO Camanche6618 Robotics Batz Bettendorf7737 White Nose Busters Nora Springs7978 Legocy 4.0 Hudson8096 Anonymous Block Decorah9124 NCS LEGO Masters Newton9671 The Tanknicians Cedar Rapids9678 Riceville Wildcats Riceville10230 Oak Ridge LEGO Masters Marion10450 FMMS Robotics Fort Madison10830 NFV Mission Masters Elgin11112 The Incredibots Hudson11129 The Megaminds Waterloo11830 Jasper County 4-H Gearbots Newton12356 The Black Squirrels Pierson13259 Mechanical Cats Central City14297 Sumo Sharks Atkins14509 Nuclear Nerds Cedar Falls16413 Nocturnal Ninjas Waterloo16493 CAM’s Wall Denver16825 Knowledge CPR (Core Values, Project, Robot) Blue Grass17064 LEGO Leopards Cedar Falls17429 Girls Only Waterloo 17777 Robowarriors Sgt. Bluff18006 Speedsters Cedar Falls18461 Flyin’ Geckoz Williamsburg18968 Keokuk County LEGO 4H Junkies Sigourney20117 Mindstormers Pella22482 eagles Eagles EAGLES BOOM Muscatine23803 Meow Monsters West Des Moines23846 Central DeWitt Sabers-Black DeWitt23848 Funkadelic Odd Bots Incorporated Sergeant Bluff24899 Robotics Sisters Denver25266 “PAWS” for a Cause Tipton25782 Robobees Cedar Rapids26148 Riverdale Rocks Robots Gray Bettendorf26531 Outside the Bots Bettendorf26600 LEGO Sealife Ames26870 Flaming Eagles Garner27099 The Creek Canines Cedar Rapids27203 Himalayan Hackers Urbandale27471 Einstein Allegiance Truro28487 Panthers Pierson

SUNDAYSATURDAY

ROBOT CHALLENGE EVENT SCHEDULEFLL teams have had approximately 4 months to design, build, program, and test a robot made entirely from LEGO® parts, making use of the LEGO® Mindstorms robotics kits. Their robots are completely autonomous (they are not remote controlled).

Teams have 2.5 minutes per round to complete as many challenges as they can, in any order.

Each team participates in 3 matches. Teams keep the single best score from these 3 matches.

Teams are penalized for touching their robot during a match if it is out of base.

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

8:30 AM – 8:50 AM

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM

9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

9:30 AM – 11:45 PM

10:00 AM – 3:30 PM

11:45 PM – 12:15 PM

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

1:00 PM – 3: 30 PM

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Team Arrival and Registration

Coaches Meeting (Howe Hall, Kent-Stein Foundation Auditorium)

Opening Ceremony

Teams: Howe Hall Atrium and Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium (special access required for

Howe Hall Atrium)*

Guests: Howe Hall, Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium & Hoover Hall, Kent-Stein Foundation Auditorium

Competition Activities (Full schedule available at information desk)

FLL Jr. Expo (Sukup Atrium in Biorenewables Complex)

Outreach Activities (Black Engineering Building) (Full schedule available at information desk)

FLL Jr. Closing Ceremonies (Sukup Hall Atrium)

Break for Lunch – Competition and Judging activities suspend

Activities Resume

Global Innovation Award Presentations (Sukup Hall Atrium)

Howe Hall Closed (See schedule for other activities)

Judge Deliberations

Teams Only seating (Howe Hall Atrium)

Medals Ceremony, Closing Ceremony & Awards Presentation

Teams Only: Howe Hall Atrium

Guests: Howe Hall, Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium & Hoover Hall, Kent-Stein Foundation Auditorium

ROBOT

PROJECT

CORE VALUES

Hoover 1227

Hoover 2268

Howe 1344

Hoover 1213

Hoover 2264

Howe 1242

Hoover 1312

Sukup 2306

Howe 1252

Hoover 1332

Sukup 3306

Howe 1246

ROOM LOCATIONS

Project and Robot judging rooms are open for public viewing. However, if the space should become too crowded, spectators associated with the team will be given priority. Only FLL team members may enter Core Values judging areas.

*Note that a wristband or the coach button is required to enter the Howe Hall Atrium for opening & closing ceremonies.

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MORE INFOfll@iastate.eduwww.isek.iastate.edu

THE JUDGES

Co-Judge AdvisorsNicole FanninLisa Hurban

Head JudgesBeth UllmarkPat BarnesRob Parker

JudgesAndy MarshallBen GreenBob GuetzlaffBob JarvisCarmen McIntyreCarrie DunneCathy HowlandChelsea IennarellaChris HigdonChristy EischeidDan D’AlessandroDanielle RogersDave BallDeb Little

Debbie GuetzlaffDick HurbanDoyle MasseyErica BakenFatma BachelaniGeorge DuchossoisGinny MitchellJason PontiusJay StakerJeff FettaJennifer JohnsonJohn PerkinsJulie ClarkKavita DhanwadaKen Birt

Lacy KillensMaddie MardesenMarsha FanninMatthew NelsonNigel ReuelPaul CravenPrasanna KedilayaSara MerrittSavitha PinnepalliSebastian SpeerSriram SundararajanStacy RenfroTim FanninTony GuerraTyler Harms

THANKYOU

THINK ABOUT IT FLL is for children ages 9–14. FLL Jr. is for children ages 6–10. Teams form in all sorts of ways: school groups, clubs, civic organizations, or groups of friends. Registration for new teams runs from May to September each year for FLL and from August through April for FLL Jr. You do not need to know exactly who will be on the team, but early registration allows you to start communicating and learning more about how to make your team successful. There are many resources to help new and experienced coaches online at www.firstinspires.org. Also, feel free to contact Iowa FLL with any questions at fll@iastate.edu.

CHECK IT OUT:www.firstinspires.org

STARTING FLLFAQ: WHAT IS FIRST®?FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a non-profit dedicated to promoting engineering and science to youth through fun, hands-on programs, such as FIRST LEGO League (FLL).

WHO CAN START A TEAM?Anyone can start or coach a team! In fact, most FIRST coaches aren’t engineers—they are parents, teachers, or volunteers who see the value of kids participating in meaningful problem solving.

HOW OFTEN DO TEAMS MEET?Teams can meet as often as they would like. Most FIRST teams meet twice a week for a couple of hours. Often, teams will meet more regularly as they get closer to a tournament.

WHAT IS GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM™?Ask a FLL Team! Gracious Professionalism™ is at the heart of FIRST LEGO League. All participants treat each other with respect, help each other, and collaborate so everyone can succeed.

IS FLL JUST ABOUT BUILDING ROBOTS?No way! The robot is just one important part of FLL. Teams also do a research project, learn presentation skills, explore technical & engineering concepts, and develop teamwork skills. As we tell FLL teams: “What we learn is more important than what we win.”

MORE QUESTIONS?fll@iastate.eduwww.isek.iastate.edu