FIRST Lego League robotics competition is going green this year, with each team preparing projects about the use of energy.
In addition to building a robot, the Atomic Monkees team, elementary-age students from throughout Clarkston Community Schools, is analyzing a familiar downtown location: 5 S. Main St., home of The Clarkston News.
‘We were looking for something within the Clarkston community with some history, something on the older side,? said coach William Mar.
Built in 1877, 5 S. Main fits the bill, Mar said.
Team members collected information on the building’s use of energy, for heating, cooling, water circulation, etc., and will consider ways to improve it, said coach Gary Christie.
‘They’ll do a presentation on energy, how you can apply energy savings techniques to the building to make it more efficient,? Christie said.
Each team member will focus on one aspect of energy, such as nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and geothermal, he said.