Competitive Robotics Application: Fifth Grade

Competitive members will be accepted contingent on Teacher Recommendation, signed commitment letter, open spots and application. All fees will be added to the Parent’s OrgsOnline Enrichment account upon selection to the Competitive Team. We will attempt to reschedule meetings missed due to inclement weather. No refunds will be given.

Student Full Name:______

Fifth Grade Homeroom Teacher: ______

As a Member of the Junior Engineers Competitive Team, you will:

  • Design and build solutions to challenges using LEGO elements
  • Apply real-world math, science and design concepts
  • Research challenges facing today’s scientists and engineers
  • Learn team building and presentation skills
  • Be on time to meetings
  • Respect my other Team Members, Parent Volunteers and Professional Mentors
  • Adhere to the Pine Lake Preparatory Discipline Policy

As a Parent of a Junior Engineers Competitive Team Member, you will:

  • Encourage and support my child as a part of a team
  • Make sure my child attends his/her meetings and competitions
  • Agree to have my child arrive and depart on time
  • Volunteer as an active participant of the team

APPLICANTS must complete the following application:

Why to you want to be part of the Robotics Team at Pine Lake Preparatory?

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What other clubs or activities are you involved in? (Please list current and past activities in and outside of school)

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What do you believe to be your greatest talent or skill? How does this help you work in a team?

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This year’s season is all about Animal Allies. Get ready. Get set. Roar! Or you could bark, quack, or squeak, because the 2016 ANIMAL ALLIESSMseason is all about our furry, feathered, and finned friends. What might become possible when we learn to help each other?Teams will choose and solve a real-world problem in the Project. They will also build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS®technology to solve a set of missions in the Robot.

Describe how you would research and approach a challenge to design a solution for Animal Allies? How can we learn to be allies to Animals? Be creative and descriptive in your answer. ______

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Draw your ideas or solutions. Take picture of a Lego Model you have built and attach.

Acknowledgement and Teacher Recommendation

Student Code of Conduct:

As a member of the Pine Lake Preparatory Jr. Engineers League, I agree to encourage my fellow students in their creation and innovation. I agree to be kind and contribute to my team. I agree to be on time to meetings, respect the parent & professional volunteers as well as my fellow Engineers, and do my best to create, grow, learn and build!

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Junior Engineer Signature

Parent Commitment

As a Parent, I agree to encourage and support my child as well as his/her coach. I agree to volunteer my time to the Jr. Engineer Team. I agree to have my child arrive on time to meetings and competitions and pick up promptly at the end of the meeting.

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Teacher Recommendation

As a Teacher who has taught this child, I recommend him/her to participate in the Jr. Engineers Competitive Team.

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Teacher Signature