#8 - Jun 10, 2023
Budget Presentations, More Strong Connections, Coding Fundamentals. 

Budget Presentations

Most kids were ready for a budget presentation and Everybody got the idea that we need to pay season registration fees, Lego pieces, poster boards, glue, etc. Total cost for the season estimates ran anywhere from  $800 to $1,700. 

During the budget presentation, the coaches were also able to identify where the kids can improve their presentation skills 

Coding Fundamentals

Coach Ben prepared a presentation to set the foundation for Coding and Programming. With it, we discussed some key concepts:

• Why learning foundations are important

• The concept of Abstraction and the difference between 'concrete' and 'abstract'. 

• The fact that coding and programming are not the same. We explained that coding is more concrete (Tell motor A to run for 2 rotations), and programming is more abstract (Make the robot pickup an energy unit). 

• The most basic programming and coding concepts:

  • Decomposition - Breaking a large task into small tasks that are easy to manage.

  • Algorithm - Sequence of instructions telling the computer what to do

  • Sequence - An ordered list of commands that tell a computer what to do

  • Loops - Sequence of instructions carried out repeatedly until a condition is reached

  • Branching - Technique to create a decision in code

  • Debugging - Find and fix errors in their code

Homework - Master Piece Strategy

Coach Will found a couple of FLL teams analyzing the season gameboard in various YouTube videos. Each team member is assigned to view the videos, develop a draft strategy, and present the strategy in the next session