Students from all across B.C. and the Yukon demonstrated just how scientific LEGO can be at the recent FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge BC/Yukon Championship.

Meadowridge School hosted the event on March 9, with more than 400 people showing up to either compete or watch the children demonstrate their technical prowess.

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害羞草研究所淥ver 80 volunteers, with around half from the Meadowridge students and families, helped make the day a success,害羞草研究所� said a Meadowridge School representative.

害羞草研究所淚t was a long day from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with presentations to judges about their innovation project and robot in addition to the timed robot runs where the teams tried to complete as many missions to earn points as possible.害羞草研究所�

As part of the competition, student groups were judged on four key areas, which included their innovation project, the design of their LEGO robot, the score from the robot obstacle course, and their teamwork/initiative.

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Meadowridge also explained that other smaller events were set up throughout the school for people to enjoy.

害羞草研究所淭here were also games for the kids such as a build challenge and a scavenger hunt organized by some of our high school students,害羞草研究所� said the school害羞草研究所檚 representative.

害羞草研究所淭here was even a small event for four Grade 2 to 3 FLL explore teams where they were able to show off their building, coding, and teamwork.害羞草研究所�

Six of the 36 teams competing at the championship event were from Meadowridge, with the local teams putting on quite the performances and even earning a few awards.

The following teams won awards at the 2024 FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship:

害羞草研究所� Teamsters (Nanaimo) 害羞草研究所� Champion害羞草研究所檚 Award First Place

害羞草研究所� FIFA (Richmond) 害羞草研究所� Champion害羞草研究所檚 Award Second Place

害羞草研究所� Doges (Richmond) 害羞草研究所� Champion害羞草研究所檚 Award Third Place

害羞草研究所� Fireweed Robotics (Whitehorse) 害羞草研究所� Core Values Award First Place

害羞草研究所� WASPS (Richmond) 害羞草研究所� Core Values Award Second Place

害羞草研究所� Captain Ducks (Richmond) 害羞草研究所� Innovation Project Award First Place

害羞草研究所� Team Mischief (Richmond) 害羞草研究所� Innovation Project Award Second Place

害羞草研究所� MDR KFC (Maple Ridge) 害羞草研究所� Robot Design Award First Place

害羞草研究所� The Unknown Code (Esquimalt) 害羞草研究所� Robot Design Award Second Place

害羞草研究所� MDR Failure Management (Maple Ridge) 害羞草研究所� Engineering Excellence Award

害羞草研究所� Slipper Guys (Richmond) 害羞草研究所� Engineering Excellence Award

害羞草研究所� HMS-3 (Kelowna) 害羞草研究所� Breakthrough Award

害羞草研究所� MDR MnM (Maple Ridge) 害羞草研究所� Rising All-Star Award

害羞草研究所� MMMMM害羞草研究所� Marshmallows (Burnaby) 害羞草研究所� Motivate Award

害羞草研究所� Brendan Stanford of DRK-1 (Kelowna) 害羞草研究所� Coach/Mentor Award

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Several of the award winners were also invited to compete at international FLL events, with Teamsters, FIFA, and Doges all headed to U.S. events later this year.