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Originally Posted by gracie.
Okay CD, can I have your advice?
Thursday we're getting 40 minutes with all of the 8th graders in our school. We're definitely going to divide the 70 of them into groups and have them rotate, and we're going to set up an obstacle course they can try driving this year's robot on. But we need other things for them to do, as well.
Ideas so far are making an electrical board to run some lights, and having them try out doing "human player" type stuff when we set up the hoops.
The problem is finding a way to keep them engaged within our limitations.... we only have 1 cRIO so we can't run other robots, and we can't really solder or use power tools during school w/out mentor supervision. But the last thing we want is for them to get bored...
We have a closet with 5 robot skeletons and components. We also have a box of logomotion minibots we saved from the trash....
Our team is going to be really reliant on newcomers next year, so the more people we get interested, the better. I'm hoping teams with experience with this could help out. Thanks!
tl;dr version: We have 40 minutes and limited materials to get eighth grader girls hooked on FIRST. Ideas?
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Get them familiar with your team and your mentors. Get them building things. The best way to get recruits is to leave a GOOD impression with them over the summer.