We were invited to participate in Family Science Night at Mimosa Elementary School. This was the same event we did at a different school in the spring, and we knew it would be fun. Since only Jackson and David could go, we invited Team Genius to join us (FTC team 5875, the Inspire Award winners at the Techno Crusaders qualifier).
We set up in a classroom and had 3 groups of kids to present to. We presented what FIRST and FTC are all about to kids and parents. Upon the start of our presentation, we explained the importance of engineering, the different engineering fields, and how FTC can prepare for college, work, and everyday life after college.
Team Genius and our team had our display boards and we both demo'd our robots. Team Genius let the kids drive theirs around.
While the kids were driving, parents came and asked us questions about our team and FIRST. Some even asked in depth questions about our robot.
We gave everyone who wanted a FIRST pamphlet and a business card in case they had any more questions. We really enjoy doing this outreach.
