By Mike Fletcher Tribune staff writer Legos are not just toys.
The plastic building blocks also serve as building blocks for
young minds. Learning through Legos was showcased Saturday
during the City of FIRST’s Lego League Tournament at Kokomo High
School. The event was sponsored by TechnoKats FIRST Robotics
Team 45. FIRST, an acronym for Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology, helps students learn about technology
and apply that knowledge in future endeavors. Eleven teams of
fourth-through-eighth graders, including two from Kokomo, built
robots using Lego parts to solve a variety of challenges.
Fittingly, the tables used for the competition were labeled
Haynes and Apperson, illustrating Kokomo’s automobile heritage.
This is the second year Kokomo has hosted the event. The goal of
the FIRST Lego League, said Dana Davis, coordinator of the
event, is getting students interested in STEM (science,
technology, engineering and mathemathics) education with a theme
built around senior citizens. “We wan