On Saturday 16 February, a team of secondary school pupils took part in a team building at the Palacio Europa in Vitoria. X Edition of the First Lego League.
Under the slogan Into OrbitThe more than 100 teams from 42 participating schools had to work together from the beginning of the school year in three directions: to come up with an innovative solution that would make life in space easier; to present a technical project for the construction of the robot; and to present how they had worked to date and what values stood out in their project.
The Gaztelueta team is formed by David B., Samuel F., Miguel G., Diego R., Javier R. and Miguel and Pablo V., and were captained by Fernando Montero.The robotics elective, which is taught weekly in the STEAM classroom, is taught in the STEAM classroom.
From 10am to 6pm, the team enjoyed an intense day in which, due to technical problems, they were unable to compete at the desired level when it came to solving the missions. In spite of everything, the team members agree on the positive aspects of the experience and recommend to the next generations both the robotics elective and participating in the FLL: "You learn to work as a team and they will enjoy it a lot".
The winners of this year's edition were the team WSTA from Colegio El Regato (Barakaldo, Bizkaia). In addition, Axular Overclock of Axular Lizeoa (San Sebastian) e Insovnia from Begoñazpi ikastola (Bilbao), won second and third prize, respectively. Lorditronics of Asociación Cultural Tecnoclub Lorditronic from Elburgo (Álava) won the prize for the best scientific project. All of them have qualified for the state final to be held on 23 and 24 March in Tenerife, where they will compete for a place in the world tournament, which will take place in April in Detroit.
Organised by InnobasqueThe recently closed edition had 1500 participants, 200 volunteers and the collaboration of 18 companies, all to continue consolidating such a unique and innovative event that allows so many students to progress in a global education, enjoy robotics and, why not, dream of even bigger projects in the future.
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