Teacher/Mentor Institute Debbie Ulibarri SoCo State Hub Director June 2, 2015 Welcome and Introduction to BEST Robotics

Teacher/Mentor Institute  Welcome  Introductions  Administrative  Lunch/ Breaks  Restrooms  Surveys – Entrance & Exit  Please complete Entrance Survey  What is BEST? Page 2

Today’s Agenda 1. Sign In, Entrance Survey, & Light Breakfast All 8:30–9:00 2. Welcome & Intro to BEST Robotics and 2014 Video Debbie Ulibarri Jose Lopez 9:00–9:15 3. BEST Season & Demographics Jenn Swanson & Ben Webster 9:15–9:30 4. Team Registration Jenn Swanson9:30–9:35 5. Safety Lois Walton9:35–9:45 BREAK 2013 VIDEO 9:45–10:00 6. Competition Game Rules JoAnne Fry10:00–10:30 7. Awards & Judging Linda King / Lori Lazuk 10:30–11:15 8. Engineering Design Process Linda King11:15-11:45 LUNCH 11:45-12:00 9. Organizing a Team Peer Panel12:00-12: Using the VEX Cortex - easyC Scott McEwen/ David Dominguez 12:30-1: Robot Kit Familiarization Lori Lazuk1:30-2:00 BREAK Kits out for viewing 2:00-2: Robot Build Scott McEwen & all 2:15-4: Mini- Competition Scott McEwen 4:30-5: Q&A, Wrap-Up & Exit Survey Debbie Ulibarri, Jenn Swanson & Ben Webster 5:00-5: Take Apart & Put Away Robots All 5:15-5:30 Page 3

Page 4 Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology (BEST) Our mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, hands-on, real-world, engineering-based robotics competition.

Page 5 BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI)  Headquartered in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University  Grown in 23 years ( ) to 49 licensed “hubs” (competition sites) in 17 states (May 2015) Red flags are Regions

Page 6 Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology (BEST) Robotics Inc. (BRI)  501(c)3 organization  Volunteer based (10,000+)  Over 842 schools and More than 15,000 students participated in 2014

Page 7 BEST Fundamentals  Any middle or high school may participate for free —there is no entry fee.  Any student may participate.  All equipment and materials are provided at no cost.  Students perform all work.  Mentors guide students through the design & construction phase. Ted Mahler co- founder

Page 8 Game Day! BEST BEST is like a basketball game, chess match, and science fair all rolled into one day, all rolled into one day, with cheerleaders, mascots, pep bands, and wildly cheering adults and kids mixed in.

Page 9 BEST Growth in Colorado  RM BEST- 2010: 10 schools & 124 students  2011: 20 schools & 272 students  2012: 25 schools & 410 students  2013: 26 schools & 364 students  2014: 32 schools & 400+ students RM BEST maximum capacity is 32 schools! 2015 Goals: SoCo State 12 schools, Front Range BEST 12 schools, & RM BEST 24 schools

Shop Tools– Bare Minimum  Eye protection for all students  Basic hand tools (screw drivers, wrenches, pliers, tin snips, etc.)  Drill bits, Drill/driver  PVC Cutter  Hole Cutter  Utility Knife  Punch  Hacksaw  Saber saw  Soldering iron  Wire stripper  Sheet Metal Shears  C clamps  Square  Tape measure  Work table Page 10June 2, 2015

Page 11 bESTology 2015 bESTology 2015  What is bESTology? bESTology  bESTology is the study of Engineering, Science and Technology. Students are encouraged to become bESTologists!  A gold mine of weekly activities unveiled each 5:00 p.m. MT - started 25 January  bESTology teaches the science, engineering and technology that will enhance the learning experience for the 2015 BEST game.  Posts contain HINTS for BEST PAY DIRT Game

Page 12 About TMI  Documents presented and discussed at TMI are available at our website (  Notebooks for items that are convenient on paper (1 per school)

Page 13 Your Team’s T-shirts Team T-shirt opportunity with The Imprinted Sportswear Shop Your team name T-shirt color you select Shirts will have The Imprinted Sportswear Shop logo $6.49 per shirt plus $50 setup fee front and back per team For more information call Berlinda Velasquez at ext. 12

Teacher/Mentor Institute Jose Lopez, Rocky Mountain BEST June 2, 2015 BEST Robotics Video, 2014 Rocky Mountain BEST from their Denver Events Welcome SoCo Trinidad State! Congratulations on becoming a BEST Hub in Colorado