Lego Giants Stalk the Land
On Dec. 5 three homeschool teams represented Chattanooga at the Tennessee first Lego League Tournament in Cookeville.
The competitions lasted almost eight hours, with a break for lunch. Each team competed in three rounds of robot performance and then made a presentation on their research on local transportation problems. They were then interviewed on robot design, robot programming, teamwork and leadership, and then competitively rated against each of the 48 registered teams at the event. The Chattanooga homeschool teams brought home more trophies than ever before!
The East Brainerd Hurricanes led by Shayne Champion earned third place in research and presentation with their project titled “Safety for Bicyclists”. Team Terastorm led by Jeffrey Cross won fourth place for robot performance (with 280 points) and the third place champion award for overall performance. Team Cyberthunder led by Bill Ayres won third place for robot performance (with 295 points), and the second place champion award for overall performance. This was the first time that Chattanooga took home two champion awards.