- For students aged 4-18, it’s the hardest fun you’ll ever have.
- For team mentors, coaches, and volunteers, it’s the most rewarding adventure you’ll ever undertake.
- For sponsors, it’s the most enlightened investment you could ever make.
FIRST Nevada is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting FIRST ® robotics programs and STEAM education initiatives in Nevada.
(Science, Techology, Engineering, Arts, Math) Educational Programs
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 LEGO® League Discover |
 LEGO® League Explore |
 LEGO® League Challenge |
 Tech Challenge |
 Robotics Competition |
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Overview | A playful introductory STEM program that ignites children’s natural curiosity and builds their habits of learning with hands-on activities in the classroom and at home using LEGO® DUPLO® bricks. | Guided by Adult Coaches, and FIRST® Core Values, students use LEGO® elements and motorized parts to build a model that moves. They also develop a Show me Poster to illustrate their journey. | Teams design their own solution to a real-world problem and build autonomous LEGO® MINDSTORMS® or SPIKE™ Prime robots that perform a series of missions based on an annual theme. | Teams design, build, and program their robots to compete in an Alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and programmed using Java. | Teams of students build and program a robot to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors, and are challenged to design a team “brand”, and home teamwork skills. |
Season Information | Global Release: August 4th PLAYMAKERS℠ | Global Release: August 4th PLAYMAKERS℠ Explore Event/Festival Season: August – April | Global Challenge Release: August 4th RePLAY℠ Challenge Event/Tournament Season: November – April | Game Release: September 12th ULTIMATE GOAL℠ Game Presented by Qualcomm® Event/Tournament Season: August – April | Game Release: January 9th INFINITE RECHARGE℠ Event/Tournament Season: February – April |
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Grades & Ages | Grades PreK-1; Ages 4-6 | Grades 2-4; Ages 6-10 | Grades 4-8; Ages 9-14 | Grades 7-12; Ages 12-18 | Grades 9-12; Ages 14-18 |
Team Composition | Class Pack program serves 30 children formed by schools, after school programs, home school or community groups | Teams of 2-6 children formed by in-schools classes, after school programs, home schools or community groups | Teams of up to 10 students formed by in-schools classes, after school programs, home schools or community groups | Teams of up to 15 students formed by in-schools classes, after school programs, home schools, community groups | Teams of 10 or more students formed by schools, after school programs, home schools, community groups |
Time Commitment | One-hour meetings generally held for 10 weeks; followed by a celebration session | One-hour meetings generally held for 8-12 weeks | Three-hour meetings generally held for 12 weeks | Two-to-hour meetings generally held twice a week for 8-12 weeks | Robot build season starts in January; all year program |
Estimated FIRST Program Cost | Class Pack participation cost $395 (includes meeting guide, (30) engineering notebooks, (7) Discover sets, (30) Discover More sets; (7) STEAM Park by LEGO Education sets ($169 each) | Individual team fees – $117 (includes Inspire set, meeting guide, engineering notebooks & FIRST Registration Fee); LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 (reusable) ($220 each) Class & School Pack Options | Individual team fees – $327 | Team Registration – $275 | Team Registration (1st Event) |
FIRST Nevada Season Fees and Support | None | $50 / Team | $150 / Team | $200 / Team | None
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Scholarships & Grants | Team grants via FIRST Nevada | Team grants via FIRST Nevada | $80 million in scholarships from nearly 200 Providers | $80 million in scholarships From nearly 200 Providers
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