Kilgore Intermediate School students recently won a robotics design competition hosted by Region 7 Education Service Center.<\/p>\n
According to a KISD press release, the fourth grade Gifted and Talented students from Kilgore Intermediate School, led by LEAP Teacher Beckey McCormick, won the Design Board for the Region 7 Student Robotics Competition. These students designed a robotic mapping board about Neal Armstrong and His Amazing Adventure of Apollo 11.<\/p>\n
To participate in the competition, Kilgore fourth-graders hit the books and used their creativity to work on a robotic mapping board representing a variety of tasks simulating the real-world achievements of Apollo 11 astronauts.<\/p>\n
The board includes a variety of obstacles and tasks: using robots to land in a bucket, simulating the Apollo modules landing on the lunar surface, planting a flag on the surface of the moon and ringing a bell to simulate the astronauts safe splash-down return to earth.<\/p>\n
KIS students researched the background information of Apollo 11 and created their robotic mapping storyline board about (Armstrongs) adventure. They applied cross-curricular knowledge and skills to help generate obstacles for this complex storyline board, the release said.<\/p>\n
Not only did these students win the design competition, their winning design will go on to be used by other local districts in an April robotics competition.<\/p>\n
Using the robotics board designed by these 4th grade Kilgore Intermediate School students, other students from school districts around Region 7 will compete on this robotic mapping board in an upcoming April 28th and 29th Robotics Competition to be held at the Region 7 Education Service Center. We are very proud of our students and their accomplishments and look forward to seeing how well they continue to do, the release read.<\/p>\n
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