FIRST Robotics - FIRST LEGO LEAGUE
Date: December 5th
Location: Holy Cross High School
2015 TRASH TREK Challenge We're not talking trash - we're cleaning
it up! In the 2015 FIRST® LEGO League TRASH TREK Challenge, more
than 233,000 children ages 9 to 16* from over 80 countries will
explore the fascinating world of trash. From collection, to
sorting, to smart production and reuse, there is more to your trash
than meets the eye. Join FIRST LEGO League teams on a Trash Trek to
discover the hidden (or not so hidden) world of trash! - See more
at: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2015trashtrek#sthash.giXCIGB6.dpuf
FIRST ® Robotics Competition 2016 Game
March 18th and 19th, 2016 at the Pontchartrain Center
2017 Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair! The Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair (GNOSEF) is
growing this year with 2 judging dates on Tuesday, February 14th
(Junior Division) and Wednesday, February 15th (Senior Division),
2017, and we are in need of judges! It will be at the
University of New Orleans (UNO) Human Performance Center at 2000
Lakeshore Drive and is open to 6th-12th grade students in Orleans,
Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Category judging will take place on both days from 8am-noon and
separate Grand Award judging will follow right after lunch, which
is being provided. Please consider judging for us on either
or both of these dates. And if you are not available in the
morning, please consider judging for the Grand Award winners from
the top two projects in each category. If you can volunteer as a judge, please sign up at http://gnosef.tulane.edu/judgeform.cfm.
You will be asked to identify the date(s) you are available and the
categories in which you have expertise. You will also have an
opportunity to indicate if you are interested in volunteering to
judge at local school fairs that occur in December and
January. If you are not available to judge at the GNOSEF, but
would like to volunteer in another capacity over the course of the
4-day event - February 13-16, 2017. WINNERS 2017 GNOSEF API Awards
1st place - Alexander Walker, Patrick F. Taylor Science &
Technology Academy
Project Title: How do different materials used as proton exchange
membranes affect the efficiency of PEM hydrogen fuel cells?
2nd place - Jasmine McGowan, Patrick F. Taylor Science &
Technology Academy
Project Title: How much electricity is produced per pascal using
piezoelectric rochelle salt, and how can this be manipulated?
3rd place - Ashton Austin and Cullen Johnson, John Curtis
Christian
Project Title: The Power of Hydroelectricity
P.O. Box 50110
New Orleans, LA 70150