Welcome to the FIRST LEGO League Challenge BioGlow season resource portal. Below you will find all general season guides, tournament preparation materials, multimedia walk-throughs, and custom Teach ICT teaching resources.
General Season Resources
Team Meeting Guide
Guide book for coaches to the Bioglow Founders Edition season. The book contains 12 optional guided sessions and lots of other useful advice.
Engineering Notebook
Student workbook for the Bioglow Founders Edition season. The book contains workspace for students to complete tasks for the 12 guided sessions and lots of other useful advice.
Robot Game Rulebook
All the rules, scoring and information you need for this season’s Robot Game.
Challenge Updates
Important updates for the Robot Game. Updates are released through the season and override anything in the Robot Game Rulebook.
Multimedia Resources
Useful links and resources for your team to begin their research and complete the challenges for the season.
Session Powerpoint Slides
Lesson slides to accompany the 12 optional guided sessions, as laid out in the Team Meeting Guide and Engineering Notebooks.
Go to Founders Edition Challenge Resources > Support materials > Challenge Session Support Slides.
Video Guides & Walkthroughs
IET Season Introduction Video
An introduction to the Bioglow theme by the IET’s FIRST LEGO League team.
Robot Game Missions Video
A video explanation of the key rules and Robot Game missions for the season. Be sure you read the Robot Game Rulebook for more details.
Robot Game Field Setup Video
A video guide of how to set up your FIRST LEGO League Challenge Robot Game table for the season.
Building Instructions & Tournament Preparation
Robot Game Mission Building Instructions
Building instructions for the Robot Game models. Scroll down and select FIRST LEGO League Challenge > Building Instructions.
Core Values Activities
This booklet contains activities that will help your team develop and practice Core Values. Great for bonding at the start of the season. Use the red Challenge activities.
Judging Rubrics
The score sheets that judges will use to grade your team at a FIRST LEGO League Challenge tournament. Review these well before your event.
Judging Session Flowchart
The flowchart explains the structure and timings of a judging session at a tournament.
Example Judging Session Script & Questions
Example script and questions to give your team an idea of what to expect from a judging session at a tournament.
Robot Game Table Building Instructions
Having your mat on a walled table is optional, but it IS how tournaments are set up. Contains all dimensions needed to build your own table.
Custom Support Tools
Getting Started with FLL Challenge Slides
Our custom slide deck. Use this with your teams as an alternative to the official sessions in the Team Meeting Guide, featuring tips and breakdowns of all four strands.
Official Scoring Calculator
The official online Robot Game calculator, allowing teams to easily compute practice scores.
Official FIRST LEGO League Portal
Access official updates, global news, and additional support materials directly from the global FIRST LEGO League website.
Other Useful Computing Resources
FLL Tutorials.com
A community website created by former FIRST LEGO League global champions, packed with tutorials to support teams and coaches.
BrickLink Studio
A free LEGO CAD design tool. Import pieces for your sets, design robots/attachments, create instructions, and export them.
Prime Lessons – Learn to code Lego Spike
Prime Lessons provides a complete set of programming lessons for teams, teachers, and robotics enthusiasts.