Students in Grades 4-8 put their creativity, coding skills and teamwork to the test as they designed and programmed LEGO robots to complete “underwater” missions during the annual elementary LEGO robotics competition.
Competing against other York Region District School Board schools, teams built robots and coded them to take on a series of challenges such as rescuing a scuba diver, cleaning a coral reef and placing equipment such as seismometers.
In total, six competitions were held across York Region, giving students opportunities to build and showcase skills in coding, problem solving, collaboration and teamwork, while connecting with peers who share similar interests. Top teams will advance to the York Region Skills Challenge.
“It’s really important for our age because we can learn teamwork,” said Michael, a Grade 8 student at Queensville P.S. “Also, there’s some skills you can apply to real life.”