08
Jul
2014
(East Moline, IL) All this week a handful of United Township High schoolers are spending time in the classroom with robotic arms trying to program them and get ready for the fall robotics season. It's part of a national engineering program that provides competition among the kids and their robots as a way to teach kids about engineering. UT Teacher, Mike Ricke, says the Lights ON afterschool students will be competing against each other all week and then on Friday they will visit the new STEM exhibit at the Putnam Museum.
***The media is invited to see the robotics competition first hand this Thursday, July 10th at 10:00 am to 10:45 am. The event is the school's "cafeteria 2"room located next to the main café in the school. Students and Ricke (pronounced ricky) will be available for interviews and pictures***
Rickey says the FTC program (First Technology Challenge) team will begin its second year of competition this September, but this summer camp is an attempt to get a head start on the season as well as interest other "campers" to join the UT team this fall.
WHO: UT STUDENTS
WHERE: UT Cafeteria 2 (1275 Avenue of the Cities, East Moline)
WHEN: Thursday, July 10th at 10:00 am-10:45 am
WHY: Learn about engineering through robots
***The media is invited to see the robotics competition first hand this Thursday, July 10th at 10:00 am to 10:45 am. The event is the school's "cafeteria 2"room located next to the main café in the school. Students and Ricke (pronounced ricky) will be available for interviews and pictures***
Rickey says the FTC program (First Technology Challenge) team will begin its second year of competition this September, but this summer camp is an attempt to get a head start on the season as well as interest other "campers" to join the UT team this fall.
WHO: UT STUDENTS
WHERE: UT Cafeteria 2 (1275 Avenue of the Cities, East Moline)
WHEN: Thursday, July 10th at 10:00 am-10:45 am
WHY: Learn about engineering through robots
