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Jahn Robotics Team

Jahn Coding Club 
 
The Jahn Coding Club runs on Mondays as part of OST from January 27 through May 19. This program is for kids who have previously participated in the First LEGO League team. We will spend the time becoming more proficient in Python.
 
Resources used include:

  • Trinket. Please click the Class Link to join the course!
  • Micro:bit. We will use micro:bit devices to further explore interactions with sensors in the real world.
  • LEGO. Students will have a chance to build and experiment with LEGO robots as well. 
Intro To Robotics Club
 
The Intro class introduces students to building and programming LEGO Spike Prime robots. This is the way to prepare for joining the LEGO robotics team in Fall 2025!
 
Intro class will meet Wednesdays starting January 29.

Fall 2024 FIRST Lego League Season

Students learn how to build and code a robot and explore the engineering design process. FIRST Lego League is an international program which consists of four parts, all of which are completed and then presented by team members at a tournament.

  1. Robot Game: Teams build a robot to solve as many challenges as possible in 2.5 minutes. You can check out this 8-minute video for a clearer understanding of the missions.

  2. Robot Design: Students present their robot and explain the design process to the judges.

  3. Innovation Project: Teams research a problem related to ocean exploration, propose a solution, seek expert feedback, iterate, and present their project to the judges in a 5-minute presentation followed by Q&A.

  4. Core Values: The competition emphasizes Discovery, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Fun. Judges look to see that each team member contributed to both the robot and the Innovation Project and demonstrated positive teamwork throughout.

Season materials are found at firstinspires.org. All of our team's materials are found in this Google Drive folder (please request permission if it's not shared with you):
 
 
 
The robotics club is a large collaboration among teachers, staff and parent volunteers. 
 
Volunteer Coaches
 
This program could never happen without extensive support from parents and volunteers. Luke Shepard is the parent of 4th, 6th, and 7th grade students at Jahn. He began the program in 2023 with Mollie Rapp, who has two students at Jahn, in 3rd and 6th grade. The nascent program has been supported throughout by Johnny Vivoda, Michael Kilkelly, Jeff Shepard, Colleen Lavin, Sandra Sugano, Tamer Haddadin, Paul Baker, and all who have come out to the tournaments, hosted a practice or otherwise contributed.
 
Staff
 
Thank you as well to Ms. Lynch and Mr. Knaus for the use of their classrooms, to Ms. D for help with technology support, and Mrs. Walsh for helping launch the coding class in Winter 2024. We are grateful as well for the consistent support from Dr. Kimbrough and Dr. Ferrera.
 
We are always looking for eager and interested volunteers! You are welcome to come to observe. Email Luke at [email protected] with any questions or if you'd like to get involved.
 
We use LEGO Spike Prime robots on the team. This is a list of resources to help learn about coding and building these robots.
 
* https://pybricks.com/learn/ This year we are experimenting with PyBricks, which is an open-source tool that offers both block-based and Python-based coding mechanism. Please see the student google drive folder above for instructions to access the Pybricks license key.
 
More Websites
 
2024 Season Recap
BOTH Jahn teams competed in our Qualifier tournament on December 14, and advanced to the Sectionals Tournament on January 11 & 12!
 
* Saturday, January 11 - #56600 Jahn Rad Robotic Chickens (6th/7th grade)
* Sunday, January 12 - #65211 Jahn Coral Reef Robots (4th/5th grade)
 
Both teams did a fantastic job!

2023 Season Recap

In 2023, Jahn fielded our first ever First Lego League team. The team competed in a qualifier and sectional tournament and has advanced to the State competition! We are one of only a few schools in CPS to advance to state.

 

Jahn robotics team poses at the sectionals tournament