Madison Mayhem FIRST Lego League Homeschool Group - Madison County, Alabama

02/05/2026

Two more days before State!

02/05/2026

Gearing up for State competition on Saturday! What do you think of our prototype? The Swifter Sifter! A conveyor belt and automated sifter for Archeologists in the field! It’s foldable, portable, durable, lightweight and automatic!

11/22/2025

11/22/2025

11/22/2025

Van Gears won the Robot Award AND we are going to State!! Great job, Team!! You worked so hard and it paid off!!!

Thanks for Coach Will and all the other parent coaches (John, Scott, Toni, Andrea) who kept the kids on track to get here!!

11/16/2025

Building the last pieces of the foldable prototype

11/16/2025

Our prototype is finished! Thanks Coach Will!!

09/24/2025

Are you participating in the 2025–2026 FIRST® LEGO® League UNEARTHED™ season? Join our expert panel Monday, September 29, 4–5 PM ET for "Ask an Archaeologist: Tech Edition", where they’ll answer your questions about archaeology and technology, including AI, underwater archaeology, ROVs, artifact databases, 3D models, and data management.

Hosted by Dr. Jen Thum, AIA Vice President of Outreach and Education, with panelists:
Dr. Anne Duray, Science & Technology Policy Fellow, AAAS
Dr. Ashley Lemke, Associate Professor of Anthropology, UWM
Dr. Chris Motz, Manager of Digital Assets, U-M Kelsey Museum

💬 Submit your questions when you register: https://buff.ly/6cpJo6J
📺 A recording will be posted to our YouTube channel ArchaeologyTV.

📸 Photo credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

09/21/2025

The Van Gears are hard at work on an Archeology innovation project! Can you guess what they are up to?