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If you have an FLL-related website that offers tips, downloads, advice, worksheets - anything that an FLL team, coach, student, or parent might find useful - please let us know here in the comments. I'll collect the information posted here and that our readers submit and provide it to LEGO Education and FIRST for them to share with the FLL community.

Thanks in advance!

Jim

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Books and Workbooks

FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide

NXT Robotics Competition Workbook

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www.techbrick.com

Useful Worksheets for FLL Challenges: FREE!

TechBrick is again offering a set of useful worksheets and documents related to the “Smart Move” challenge. You can download cleanly formatted assembly instructions, strategy sheets, hi-res images of the table elements, field worksheets, scoring sheets (in Sept) and more. Get the tools that will help your team excel. All the tools from the previous years are available as well.

http://www.techbrick.com/resources

TechBrick Tips Areas Offer Useful Advice: FREE!

TechBrick has captured some of our best advice in our two tips areas. Check ‘em out for ideas for team building and programming.

http://www.techbrick.com/teamtips

http://www.techbrick.com/techtips

TechBrick Offers Great Group Exercises for Team Building: FREE!

TechBrick has captured some of our best advice in our two tips areas. Check ‘em out for ideas for team building and programming.

http://www.techbrick.com/groups

Here’s the Simplest Way To Raise Money for Your Team found by TechBrick

Tired of the traditional fund raisers where you have to collect money and distribute goods? Check out this program. You get a custom website that is managed for you. Just forward the URL to friends, have them buy great batteries. Products are shipped directly to the customer. And you get checks each month. It doesn’t get any easier. No upfront costs, no minimums. You can see our site here: http://techbrick.teamgreenfundraising.net

Sign Up Here: http://www.fundsforyourgroup.com

Get the Best Training System for FLL/FTC: RobotMats

Check out the new RobotMats universal training fields. Developed by TechBrick after 7 years of FLL and 3 years of FTC teams, these mats provide every possible scenario for programming. They invite creativity. Check out the independent reviews and get your mat today.

http://www.robotmats.com

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