The following awards will be given at each Regional Qualifier and at the SC FLL State Championship (additional awards may be given at the discretion of the regional qualifier) :
Project Presentation: FLL Presents the Project Award to the team whose project shows that individuals can make a difference by researching a problem, then contributing ideas and solutions to real-world issues. Their conclusions and solutions are the result of working hard to truly understand the magnitude of a problem through research and hands-on learning experiences. They used teamwork abilities and talents to put together information, create a solution, and help other understand how their ideas work.
Teamwork: Teamwork is critical to succeed in FIRST LEGO® League and is the key ingredient in any team’s success. This award is presented to the team whose members best demonstrate extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit, exceptional partnership, the utmost respect for their own teammates, and support and encouragement of fellow teams. They demonstrated confidence, energy, strong problem solving skills, and great group dynamics.
Robot Design: Judges look for teams whose work stands out for innovation, mechanical design, programming, understanding of the design process and overall quality. To assess innovation, the judges watch for things that make them say “Wow!” The interview team members to reveal the less obvious unique and inventive ideas. To assess mechanical design, understanding of the design process and overall quality, they judges interview the teams to learn what solid principles and best practices were used to reduce variability and errors. To assess programming, judges review programming strategies, effciency and effectiveness.
Robot Performance: Sometimes we measure success by a number only, but in this case, number one represents hours of strategizing and improving team members’ mechanical and programming expertise. This award goes to the team whose overall package of robot design, programming, strategy, and teamwork helped it to achieve the competition goal of acquiring more points than any other team.
Champion’s Award: The FLL experience is more than building robots or attending tournaments. It begins with the robot, but most importantly, it is defined by how the children unite to form a team. The program impacts each of them as individuals and as team members. This most prestigious award, the Champion’s Award, goes to the team who, in the big picture, is the strongest in all of the categories combined: Robot Design, Robot Performance, Project Presentation, and Teamwork, their commitment to FLL Core Values and their understanding of the true meaning of FIRST and FIRST LEGO® League. This award celebrates the ultimate success of the FIRST mission and FLL Values. This award measures how the children inspire others about the accessibility and excitement of science, technology, and engineering while demonstrating respect, encouragement, and Gracious Professionalism. The winning team is given the honor of serving as a valued role model for FIRST and the FIRST LEGO® League Program.
FLL Core Values
We are a team.
We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.
We honor the spirit of friendly competition.
What we discover is more important than what we win.
We share our experiences with others.
We display Gracious Professionalism in everything we do.
We have fun.
