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Volume 1 Issue 1

The Buzztronz thank the managers of the local Sonic for his support in the Graphics taken from for Learning This article would be about the project we posted to the Limeades for Learning/DonorsLimeades Choose campaign Sonic www.sonicdrivein.com contest. ran in the month of September. We were awarded $437.73 for a resource library of technical books for the

students to fine tune their skills for the various challenges. It would include a thank you to the 3 Sonic Managers that helped us get the votes we needed to win the funds for our project. We would also include the information about Mr. Ferguson from Store #2829 coming by the visit the students. He was impressed with what they were doing and took a few minutes to speak to them about the importance of an education.

Look on Page 2 for how the Buzztrons Thanked Sonic in the Homecoming Parade

Table of Contents In this article I would talk about the events we have done this year. I would include our schedules. The HIS and MPMS attendance information would be in this article to show how much we had grown. I would briefly discuss the things we have planned this year and info about A and B day stuff changes we made. In this article I would talk about the events we have done this year. I would include our schedules. The HIS and MPMS attendance information would be in this article to show how much we had grown. I would briefly discuss the things we have planned this year and info about A and B day stuff changes we made.

Robot Mazes. . . . . . . . 2 Dates to Remember. .. . 3 Technical Tips. . . . . . . 4 Rankings. . . . . . . . . . . 3

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This article would be short. It would recap the activities and lessons we did this last summer at Robocamp. It would highlight the accomplishments of the individual students as well. But mostly have this story told in the pictures.

You want to program a robot with a list of movement commands (Up, Down, Left, and Right) to get it from Start to Finish. The robot attempts to move one square at a time in the directions in its program. If the robot bumps into a wall, it does not move. When it runs out of instructions, it repeats the instructions it has in a cycle. Here's an example: (above--Justin Britt shows off his robot design for the Roboball challenge. ( Below--Grant Miller works on his robot’s extendable arm

Drew works on his robot for the line following activity.

5 Moves

5 Moves

The Buzztrons students eagerly await the start of the Hornets Homecoming Parade October 15, 2009.

This would be another really short bit about how the students participated in the parade on a float that was dedicated to Sonic. Thanking them for the donations of the resource library. The students had fun on the float and celebrated being a part of such a great and growing organization.

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This is a motivating part of our program. We release these in the meetings weekly, but if I had a newsletter I would definitely include the rankings as part of it. I think the students would really enjoy it. We have 60 to 70 students so they would take up a full column. The students

In this article I would discuss what Smart Moves was and how it relates to First Lego League. I would mention the teams that were going to attend. I would describe their robots, technical approach to the play field and their presentation topics. I would go into detail about how FLL is an awesome opportunity for these students. I would also explain that Nov. 14th is the qualifiers and all that place a certain level there will be eligible to progress to the next level in Pearland on Dec 5th.

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