Each Jr.FLL team member will receive a participation trophy but we also wish to recognize and award teams for specific accomplishments.
INQUIRING MINDS Award - - For Outstanding Gathering of Information Since education is the key to a successful Jr.FLL experience we want to recognize not just the end result of your work, but also your pursuit of knowledge. Each team is to be applauded for what they have learned about their chosen challenges – but this team stood out as experts in their field.
Robotics & Programming Jr.FLL was founded as a means for bright young minds to engage in the world of Science and Engineering in a fun and meaningful way – and this team did an outstanding job accomplishing that goal. This award recognizes the team that utilized robotics and programming in their solution with the most effective outcome.
Picasso Award! -For the Most Artistic or Visually Attractive Solution Regardless of the functionality of the design, how well it works, or how strongly it’s made, an object will be more desirable if it has that added appeal of beauty, balance, or color.
Presentation Excellence! No matter how hard you’ve worked, or how accurate your information is, if you don’t SHOW it well, it won’t be as successful. This award is for the team that presented their solution and mastery of the subject with excellence.
Explosive Challenge Solution! - Outstanding Impact Here is the award for the solution, construction, presentation or poster, with the biggest WOW! factor. successful use of color, movement, quality, quantity, size, variety, or other unnamed qualities made this solution jump out and grab our attention!
Lil’ Einstein Award – For that ‘Spark of Genius’ Albert Einstein changed physics and the world’s understanding of space and time. There are many ways to solve a Challenge but sometimes there’s a solution that has a special spark of genius making us say, “That’s brilliant!” This award goes to that team that best exhibited that “Einstein Moment”.
Da Vinci Award - Outstanding Creativity all in one package Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. This award honors that team whose solution shows well in multiple areas.
Renaissance - Design and Engineering The Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural period in our history that saw the refinement of literature, philosophy, art, music, politics, science, and other aspects of intellectual inquiry. This award goes to the team with that innovative spirit!