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Hi Friend,
- FIRST® Tech Challenge Game Design Committee Coming on Twitch
- ROVER RUCKUS, presented by Qualcomm, Game Set Sweepstakes
- TETRIX Giveaway
- Google Science Fair
- FIRST Tech Challenge Rookie Grants
FIRST® Tech Challenge Game Design Committee Coming on Twitch
Representatives from our volunteer-led Game Design Committee will be making their twitch debut on Tuesday, October 9 th at 7pm ET. Tune in for your chance to meet and greet, and ask them anything about the game designing process and what it takes to take an idea and build it into our season game challenge.
ROVER RUCKUS, presented by Qualcomm, Game Set Sweepstake
Congratulations to our week one Game Set Sweepstakes winner, Emily from Gillette, WY and our week two winner, David from Lancaster, SC! Your partial fields are headed your way!
For your chance to win a partial field in our ROVER RUCKUS Game Set Sweepstakes, just register your team for our ROVER RUCKUS season! If you’re already registered, you’re already entered to win! We are giving away five partial 2018-2019 season game fields and scoring elements, and we still have three weeks to go! Visit our website for all the sweepstakes details and official rules!
A TETRIX Giveaway so Big it’s Out of this World
Pitsco Education, the makers of TETRIX ® robotics, is helping create a ruckus. From now through March, teams can sign up to win a different TETRIX element every two weeks, including parts like the TorqueNADO motor with its outstanding power and stellar precision! Pitsco will post a new element for teams to win bi-weekly, along with animations and video tutorials with building tips and tricks. Sign up today at www.Pitsco.com/RoverRuckus.
Google Science Fair
Google Science Fair is an online global competition for 13-18 year olds that inspires teens to solve real-world problems through the application of science, technology, engineering and math. This year, students will be competing for a $50,000 grand prize scholarship along with exciting travel prizes from our co-sponsors LEGO Education, National Geographic, Scientific American and Virgin Galactic. You can find more inspiration and support on the websites at www.googlesciencefair.com. The competition is open until December 12th, 2018.
FIRST Tech Challenge Rookie Grants
It’s not too late to get new teams registered for the ROVER RUCKUS season! Let interested teams know that we are offering need-based grants to brand new FIRST Tech Challenge teams. The DEKA Foundation has generously funded our FIRST Tech Challenge Rookie Team Grant. This grant will cover the $275 registration fee and $225 worth of product. |
