Hi , 

Here's some updates and news from FIRST^® Tech Challenge.

In this week's blast: 

💻 Tech Tip of the Week

🌊 DonorsChoose - New Funding Campaign, Now Available

📖 Free Robotics Engineering Explorations Curriculum

Tech Tip of the Week 
This week’s Tech Tip of the Week focuses on an important but little-known behavior of the REV Driver Hub. Sure, we already did a pretty thorough deep dive on the REV Driver Hub in the “Driver Hub or Smartphone” Tech Tip, but we never really covered the batteries used in the Driver Hub themselves - and, of course, this topic was recently brought up in a team question. The question was, “Why aren’t batteries for the REV Driver Hub interchangeable?” Read this Tech Tip and more at the Tech Tip page on ftc-docs! 

DonorsChoose – New Funding Campaign, Now Available U.S. only)

DonorsChoose – New Funding Campaign, Now Available (U.S. only): Through the generous support from 3M, FIRST^® related DonorsChoose project funding is now available for educators and school employees who meet the requirements. Projects created on DonorsChoose and submitted for consideration will be reviewed to ensure they meet donor intent and partial funding will be allocated accordingly. Learn more about this opportunity!

Free Robotics Engineering Explorations Curriculum
Searching for a free curriculum that will provide students with the opportunity to practice 21^st century skills like technical writing, presentation skills, communication, project management, collaboration, and teamwork? Look no further than our Robotics Engineering Explorations curriculum! Created by the FIRST Education Team and designed for grades 7-12, this curriculum allows students to build skills while diving into the world of robotics and FIRST.