Long Island Youth Recognized for Teamwork and Innovation at FIRST ® LEGO® League Explore Festival
Long Island youth ages 6 to 10 took part in the FIRST ® LEGO® League Explore Festival on April 10 and April 11, and brought home a variety of awards for their work.
-Photo Credit: First Lego League
The theme of the festival was PLAYMAKERS, which encouraged teams to explore different ways to be active.
-Photo Credit: First Lego League
The teams navigated a series of real-world challenges as they used the fundamentals of engineering to design and code unique solutions with LEGO bricks and LEGO Education WeDo 2.0.
Each team was recognized for their work, taking home awards in multiple different categories. Awards were given as follows:
Challenge Solution Award
Team #103 “Bright Robotic Unicorns,” Locust Valley
Team #6183 “Team Playmakers,” Mineola
Core Values Award
Team #104 “The Convertibles,” Locust Valley
Team #2726 “Everywhere We Go, It’s Time For Fun!,” Mineola
Team #2728 “Mini Builders,” Mineola
Team #6175 “Lego Elements,” Mineola
Team #24190 “Team Miracle,” Williston Park
Coding Award
Team #2619 “Building Beavers,” Mineola
Team #23781 “The Gaming Masters,” Jericho
Team #23862 “Vik’s Game Roboter,” Short Hills, NJ
Team #24171 “Kungfu Team,” Syosset
Team #24180 “Livingston FLL Explorers,” Livingston, NJ
Team #24196 “5 Brickeneers,” South Setauket
Team Model Award
Team #2730 “Nifty Neurons,” Mineola
Team #3697 “Team Epic,” Locust Valley
Team #6174 “Building Tater-Tots,” Mineola
Team #11164 “Lego Pros,” Locust Valley
Team #23601 “Boss Baby,” Syosset
Team Poster Award
Team #18478 “Lego Angels,” Ridge
Team #23522 “Gu Spirit,” Port Washington
Team #24170 “Six Million IQ,” Syosset