| Climate Connections | |
|---|---|
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| Challenge Number | 11 |
| Released In | 2008 |
| Champions | 1.  55 - Da Peeps2. 1232 - STEELE3.  9201 - NXT Generation [1] |
| Missions | 18 |
| Teams | 12944 [2] |
Climate Connections was the 2008-09 FIRST Lego League competition. Its theme centered on understanding the effects of climate and climate change.
Teams had to do a project on the subject of climate. Teams were to identify a climate problem in their area, investigate current efforts on the issue locally and in another community, and create an innovative solution to the problem. [3] Teams then had to share their project with others in the community, and present the whole experience at competition. [4]
The table performance portion of Climate Connections is played on a 4 ft by 8 ft field rimmed by wood boards. At competition, two of these fields are placed together to form an 8 ft square. In each 2+1⁄2-minute match, a team competes on each field with their robot to earn up to 400 points manipulating the mission models.
One of the mission models, Find Agreement (Align The Arrows), straddles both fields in the center. This model earns points for both teams when the arrows are aligned. [3]
The touch penalty objects are levee models. [3] All 8 are worth up to 5 points depending on their position on the field, but are removed from play every time the robot is touched outside of base.
There were eighteen (18) missions in the Climate Connections game. [3] Each revolved around some topic pertaining to climate change.
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