{"id":12514,"date":"2025-01-10T17:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/?p=12514"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:20:25","slug":"wonder-league-robotics-competition-myths-facts-and-tips-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makewonder.com\/cs\/blog\/wonder-league-robotics-competition-myths-facts-and-tips-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotick\u00e1 sout\u011b\u017e Wonder League: M\u00fdty, fakta a tipy, jak usp\u011bt."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new year provides an ideal opportunity to shake up routines with fresh new ideas and exciting challenges! Enter: the Wonder League Robotics Competition (WLRC), which offers a creative way to bring coding and collaboration into your classroom, home, or after-school club. <\/span><\/p>

As long as you register<\/a> by February 14, 2025, you\u2019ll be able to download all of the missions to use as curriculum for the rest of the year.<\/span><\/p>

In this post, we\u2019ll tackle common myths about the WLRC, share real-world insights from a teacher integrating missions into her STEM classrooms, and provide actionable strategies to help you make it your own.<\/span><\/p>

Spoiler alert:<\/strong> WLRC is more flexible and accessible than you might think!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fact:<\/b> All you need is a Dash robot and a Make Wonder subscription to access the missions!<\/span><\/p>

Each mission presents a new story, inviting students to help Dash solve a problem. Many teachers use materials they already have on hand, and we\u2019ve streamlined this year\u2019s content to maximize coding over building, which makes it easy to dive in with little prep. However, for those who want more, the missions offer plenty of ways to extend learning with DIY projects, maker space activities, and cross-curricular connections.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The teacher behind the tips:<\/strong> Naomi Meredith is a K-5 STEM teacher who is teaching and adapting the WLRC missions in her classrooms this year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Create within constraints. When students are building their inventions that align with the mission, you don\u2019t have to have open ended materials. In fact, having a small selection of materials will help students focus on what they DO have<\/strong> and be creative with that limited selection. It also speeds up the building time and helps students get to the programming of Dash for the mission.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Building Brick Connectors<\/a> that come with each new Dash are extremely helpful when building the inventions for each mission. If you\u2019re limited on robots for students to share, add in the element that student designs need to be taken off Dash at the end of class. This will ensure that you have enough robots for students to code with and also ensure designs are even sturdier.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fact:<\/strong> While completing missions is fun, it\u2019s not the only way to be a part of the Wonder League. WLRC is more than a competition\u2014it\u2019s a treasure trove of hands-on STEM curriculum you can use at your own pace throughout the winter and spring. Completing missions and submitting evidence qualify you for the Invitational Round, but it’s up to you whether that is a priority for your team.<\/span><\/p>

Once you register, you can download all<\/strong> of the missions to use for the rest of the school year. WLRC is all about the process of problem-solving and teamwork, not the final product. Think journey, not destination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Myth 3: Students Need to be Expert Coders\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Fact:<\/b> WLRC missions are designed for beginners AND experienced coders. Younger students can explore foundational coding concepts, while older ones can tackle more advanced challenges. <\/span><\/p>

Y<\/span>ou and your students set the pace. If you get started and realize a stronger foundation in coding would be helpful for your team, there are many resources in the Make Wonder portal<\/a> to help. For example, you can assign a Coding Pathway to students that covers the very concepts they need to learn. You may also want to jump in and use these missions as a way to introduce your team to coding so they learn by doing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The missions in the WLRC lend themselves to the Design Thinking Process.\u00a0<\/p>