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FIRST LEGO League Jr. (also known by the acronym FLL Jr.; originally Junior FIRST Lego League) is a non-competitive robotics program designed for children ages six to nine. It is one of the programs established by FIRST. Jr.FLL follows the same topics given to FIRST LEGO League (FLL). While FLL teams conduct research projects and design autonomous robots specifically to carry out missions relating to the topic, Jr.FLL teams conduct much smaller projects and makes models out of LEGO elements to illustrate one part of the topic.〔(The Junior FIRST LEGO League ), FIRST - accessed December 23, 2009〕 They may also use LEGO WeDo, a programmable robotics kit, as part of their models. Currently, the program is available in Belgium, Canada, Israel, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and United States.〔(Junior FIRST LEGO League ) - accessed March 24, 2012〕 ==History== Junior FIRST LEGO League started out as a pilot program in 2004 to encourage young children to have interest in science and engineering. In the first pilot year, the teams were provided with some specific LEGO parts by FIRST, but that idea was dropped in later years. Teams now use any LEGO elements that they have to build the models. The pilot years were done in three phases from 2004 to 2006. The program was officially launched in 2007 during the Power Puzzle season. Originally, the program was called JFLL. It was then rebranded to Jr.FLL in 2008.〔(Junior FIRST LEGO League - Challenge History ), FIRST - accessed December 23, 2009〕 During the first five years, the program was not referred as a robotic program. The only requirements to build models out of LEGO elements were to have some moving parts and include at least one simple machine based on a given topic of that year. FIRST has provided an option to purchase a Jr.FLL Base Kit that contains many LEGO elements including gears, motor, and other TECHNIC elements. In 2009, with the new robotics kit by LEGO Group, the program included LEGO WeDo as an optional kit〔(Junior FIRST LEGO League Event Guide ), FIRST - accessed December 23, 2009〕 which allows children to connect a motor and/or a sensor to other LEGO bricks, gears and other TECHNIC elements. It also has drag-and-drop programming interface for children to write robotics programs.〔(WeDo Concept ), LEGO Education - accessed December 23, 3009〕 The Jr.FLL has been stated in FIRST's website as a robotic program since then. The number of participants has been increasing each year.〔(Impact ), FIRST - accessed December 23, 2009〕 However, the program was limited to the United States and Canada until 2009. The first global partner that offers Jr.FLL in their region is Benelux.〔(What's Jr.FLL ), Techniek Promotie - accessed December 23, 2009〕 In 2015, Junior FIRST LEGO League was rebranded to FIRST LEGO League Jr. and the logo was modified.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTQqBzynVdI )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FIRST Lego League Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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