FLL 2015-16 Overview

Last year me and a group of friends decided to enter into a Robotics Competition called FLL. In total we were allowed to have ten people maximum but we couldn't get enough people so had to make do with just 6. We did put it off until the last few weeks, and in the end we realised that our robot was inconsistent, and we hadn't even started making a presentation for the theme - Trash. So in the last 2 weeks we made an entirely new robot and made our presentation. We did quite well on the day itself as we came 3rd in the Robot Challenge and won the award for best presentation and idea! We were really proud as were up against only schools, and were 1 of the 2 teams that were doing it for the first time, out of 14 total teams. Something we really struggled doing was getting everyone together, as weren't doing this as a school and we all had different extra-curricular activities and hobbies, even though we were all from the same school, apart from one. A really great thing is that even though we didn't have a single practice as a whole team, and 2 of the team members had never even met before the day of the real thing, I think we all got along well together and we had a really good team chemistry. Out of 6 of us, only 2 of us had ever used Lego Mindstorms before and done the programming with it, so we really had to play to everyone's strengths, especially in the short time that we were left with. Our team name was RY8 consisting of me - Aadi, Rayaan, Shashank, Aporv, Leo and Ayush and we will definitely be doing this again this year.

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British History of 1066 - Question and Answers

1.       Who was the first king in 1066 ?

·         Edward the confessor

2.       Why was there a problem when the king died?

·         There was no heir to the throne

3.       Who were the three main candidates for the throne in 1066?

·         Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, William Duke of Normandy

4.       Who became the second king in 1066?

·         Harold Godwinson

5.       Who invaded England first?

·         Harald Hardrada

6.       How many ships were there when he left for England.

·         300 ships

7.       Where did the lone axe-man stand?

·         Stamford Bridge

8.       How long did he hold off this place for?

·         2 hours

9.       Why was this a fatal downfall for the Saxons?

·         Because it was the only way to get to Hardrada's army for the Saxons

10.   How was the axe-man killed?

·         A sneaky Saxon floated under the bridge in a barrel and thrust a spear through the planks of the bridge

11.   Where was this stated?

·         In the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicles'

12.   Who won the battle of Stamford Bridge?

·         Harold Godwinson

13.   Which close relative of the Harald died?

·         His brother

14.   Why did William leave for England so late?

·         The winds were going in the opposing direction to England from France

15.   Where was the next battle of 1066?

·         Hastings

16.   How many miles did Harald have to march to get there?

·         180 miles

17.   How many days did he do it in?

·         4 days

18.   Who won the battle?

·         William Duke of Normandy

19.   How did he win?

·         With a mixture of Luck, Good Leadership and Good preparation. Especially his tactics and the retreat trick

20.   What was the feudal system?

·         It was how William run the country. He gave land to the Barons. The Barons gave smaller land to Knights. Knights gave even smaller land to Villeins. The Villeins worked the land and gave a share of it to the Knights. The Knights provided 40 days of working per year to the Barons. The Barons provided Knights for 40 days per year to the William.

21.   What was the domesday book?

·         It was a book holding records of everything there was in England and how much it was worth

22.   Why could the king read it?

·         Because he was unable to read

23.   How did the king die?

·         He split his bladder open when horse-riding and died of blood loss

The difference between The United Kingdom, Great Britain and The British Isles

The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland refers to the political union between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

Great Britain

Great Britain is the official collective name of England, Scotland and Wales and their associated islands. It does not include Northern Ireland.

British Isles

This is purely a geographical term – it refers to the islands of Great Britain and Ireland – including the Republic of Ireland – and the 5000 or so smaller islands scattered around our coasts.