the videos
Every lesson video, in course order.
27 narrated videos so far, grouped by department, with more added every week. Each one is the video version of a lesson, so you can play them in order to teach a group.
Getting Started with FRC
16 videos
1. What FIRST and FRC Are
What Is FIRST?
2. What FIRST and FRC Are
The FIRST Progression: FLL, FTC, and FRC
3. What FIRST and FRC Are
What Makes the FIRST Robotics Competition Unique
4. The Season and the Game
The Annual Season: Kickoff to Championship
5. The Season and the Game
How a Match Works: Auto, Teleop, and Endgame
6. The Season and the Game
Alliances, Rankings, and Playoffs
7. The Season and the Game
Recent Games: CRESCENDO, REEFSCAPE, and REBUILT
8. Culture, Teams, and Roles
FIRST Core Values: Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition
9. Culture, Teams, and Roles
Sub-Teams and Roles on an FRC Team
10. Culture, Teams, and Roles
The FRC Control System: Hardware and Software
11. Getting Started: Your First Steps
For a New Student: How to Join a Team
12. Getting Started: Your First Steps
For a New Team: Registration and the Kit of Parts
13. Getting Started: Your First Steps
From Zero to Robot: Tools and the First Build
14. Worked Examples & Mini-Projects
Project 1 — Make a NEO Spin with the REV Hardware Client
15. Worked Examples & Mini-Projects
Project 2 — Deploy a Real Arcade-Drive Program
16. Worked Examples & Mini-Projects
Project 3 — Refactor into a Command-Based Drive Subsystem
Programming, Controls & Sensors
3 videos
1. Programming Foundations: A Java Primer
Programming Basics: Variables, Data Types, and Operators
2. Programming Foundations: A Java Primer
Control Flow: Conditionals, Loops, and Methods
3. Programming Foundations: A Java Primer
Object-Oriented Java: Classes, Objects, and Inheritance
Business, Operations & Fundraising
8 videos
1. Foundations: Nonprofits, Budgets, and Teams
What a Nonprofit Is (and 501(c)(3) Basics)
2. Foundations: Nonprofits, Budgets, and Teams
Budgeting 101: Income, Expenses, and Cash Flow
3. Foundations: Nonprofits, Budgets, and Teams
Project Management and Working in Teams
4. Team Structure & Leadership
What an FRC Team Actually Is
5. Team Structure & Leadership
Sub-Teams and the Org Chart
6. Team Structure & Leadership
Student Leadership and Mentors
7. Project Management Through Build Season
The Season Timeline at a Glance
8. Project Management Through Build Season
Gantt Charts and Build Schedules