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Join us in celebrating the International Archaeology Day on October 18th, 2025 with a special online event at the Archaeological Institute of America and Archaeological Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia. As part of the celebration, we are premiering a short video featuring five archaeological excavations carried out across Macedonia in 2025.

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Since 2021, The THC has been distributing free, archeology activity kits across the state. Our popular pinch-pot kits come with everything needed to learn about, make, and decorate a "pinch pot"-a simple pottery technique used by Texans and other cultures around the world for thousands of years.

In 2023, the education department at the THC created easily implemented lesson plans for pre-k through 7th grade. These are now available on the THC website's Learning Resources page.

The Pinch Pot Activity Kits come with clay, a tool for decorating, and a handoutwith links to online resources. Many of our partners including schools, museums, volunteer groups, and local archeology/history societies help us assemble kits and act as distribution centers to meet the growing demand. To order your kit, please visit the Texas Archeology Month Partner Portal. These are available on a first come, first served basis.

Already got your kits?

First, start by watching the video below to learn how to make a pinch pot. The video was produced by Becky Shelton, one of THC's regional archeological reviewers.

Next, you'll want to create designs in the wet clay with the tool provided or look around you to find interesting tools to make your own unique designs. For more inspiration, check out these resources:

Finally, learn more about Texas pottery traditions and the peoples that developed them!

Visit the Kids World of the Caddo exhibit to learn about the Caddo people who lived in East Texas and made beautiful pottery.

Present-day Caddo Nation tribal members have revived their ceramic tradition, with amazing examples from some of the most prominent Caddo artists found here.

The Created in Clay exhibit provides lots of detailed information on the Caddo ceramics found at archeological sites.

The Coastal Pottery page describes ceramics made along the Texas Coast by ancestors of the historic Karankawa tribes.

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Since 2021, The THC has been distributing free, archeology activity kits across the state. Our popular pinch-pot kits come with everything needed to learn about, make, and decorate a "pinch pot"-a simple pottery technique used by Texans and other cultures around the world for thousands of years.

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What are the team roles in a FIRST® team?

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What are the team roles in a FIRST® team?

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Answer

Below are the definitions of the roles within FIRST® teams:

Lead Coach 1 and Lead Coach 2:

·       Adult volunteers that lead the day-to-day activities of the team

·       Have the authority to make leadership decisions for the team and are the primary contacts for the team.

·       Each team must have two (2) adults in this role. One is recommended to be at least 25 years old.

·       Leads can create new teams, manage team contacts, edit team information, make registration payments, register team participants, and view youth information.

·       Lead Coach 2 cannot invite Lead Coach 1 or Team Administrator.

Mentor:

·       Individuals (18+) with technical or non-technical knowledge who teach and assist a team.

·       Mentors provide valuable support and serve as a resource in their area of specialty.

·       Regular relationship with the team but may not attend every meeting or event.

·       This role is assigned on the FIRST Dashboard.

·       It does not have administrative permissions.

Team Administrator:

·       Individuals (18+) who do not collaborate directly with the team but have access to financial information to procure resources for the team

·       Create a team

·       Can invite/remove Lead Coaches only (no other rostered roles)

·       Cannot invite parents/guardians, accept youth team members, or view youth team members in the Team Contacts page.

·       The utilization of this role on a team roster is OPTIONAL.

Note: A Lead Coach 1 can do all the functions of a Team Administrator role and does not need to also be assigned to this role in addition to being a Lead Coach 1.

Youth Mentors:

·       An individual, who could be a veteran team member, serving as youth mentor to a team with younger participants.

·       These individuals are between the ages of 13-17 years old.

·       The utilization of this role on a team roster is OPTIONAL.

·       This role is assigned on the FIRST Dashboard.

·       It does not have administrative permissions.

Team Volunteers:

·       Individuals (18+) who regularly volunteer with and support the team, but they are not a mentor or the coach.

·       The team may be chaperoned and/or supported in another way by this individual.

·       The utilization of this role on a team roster is OPTIONAL.

·       Teams that have additional adult support could roster these individuals as “Team Volunteers” (ex. support logistics) or “mentors” (ex. teach/guide) whichever role is appropriate.

·       This role is assigned on the FIRST Dashboard.

·       It does not have administrative permissions.

Many people support teams. Here are some examples of other non-rostered roles:

Subject Matter Experts: This individual has infrequent or inconsistent interactions with a team. The individual may be a temporary consultant sharing expertise. (ex. An individual indirectly assists a team with something such as fabrication.) The role may be held by different individuals from season to season.

Supporters: Individuals who indirectly support the team and do not consistently or directly engage with the team. (ex. individuals who are parents or guardians.) If an individual directly and consistently engages with youth, they should be rostered as “Team Volunteers” and take Youth Protection Program training and undergo Youth Protection Program screening.

For additional information, please view this infographic.

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2nd Tuesday of each month Meet with the State Head Referee and Judge Advisor

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2nd Tuesday of each month Meet with the State Head Referee and Judge Advisor

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Microsoft Teams

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 227 361 119 793 4

Passcode: cf2Gs2WT

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EV3Lessons provides a complete set of LEGO MINDSTORMS programming lessons for teams, teachers, and robotics enthusiasts. The tutorials are clear, to-the-point, and comprehensive, with something for every level of user. EV3Lessons has contributors all around the world.

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Overview

Prime Lessons provides a complete set of programming lessons for teams, teachers, and robotics enthusiasts. The tutorials are clear, to-the-point, and comprehensive, with something for every level of user. The lessons are applicable to both SPIKE Prime and MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor users.

Lessons

We provide a complete set of lessons for students, teachers, and teams. The lessons are organized into units and designed to be completed in order.

Robot Designs

This section provides robot designs that can be used with the lessons. Additional designs will be added over time.

About Us

Founded in 2020, Prime Lessons is a premier site for learning to program the SPIKE Prime and Robot Inventor.

Team Members

Arvind Seshan President, Co-Founder

Sanjay Seshan MIT CS Dept, Co-Founder

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Prime Lessons provides a complete set of programming lessons for teams, teachers, and robotics enthusiasts. The tutorials are clear, to-the-point, and comprehensive, with something for every level of user. The lessons are applicable to both SPIKE Prime and MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor users.

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Preparing for your FIRST LEGO League Event

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1.01 Coaching Starting FIRST LEGO League - Challenge

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Robot Challenge: Troubleshooting and Debugging

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Robot Challenge: Troubleshooting and Debugging

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3.03 Robot Challenge Troubleshooting and Debugging

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Robot Challenge: SPIKE Prime Build Samples

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Robot Challenge: SPIKE Prime Build Samples

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3.04 Robot Challenge SPIKE Prime Robot Build Samples

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4.02 Programming 101 Introduction and Common Practices

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FLL Scrimmage Flyer- 11.8.25- Worthington MS FLL  (2)