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Introduction

The STORIES consortium partner WRO Hellas is the main entity conducting Educational Robotics

competitions in Greece and South East Europe, as well as the official organizer of World Robot

Olympiad National Finals in Greece. With the volunteering assistance of well-known scientists and

academics, WRO Hellas uses competitions as leverage, with the aim of facilitating the introduction

of STEM and educational robotics to Greece’s national compulsory educational curriculum.

WRO Hellas designed the WRO Primary School Challenge on the subject of “Colonize Mars”, especial-

ly for the purposes of STORIES of Tomorrow. The Challenge was designed as to be integrated in the

Panhellenic Contest of Educational Robotics, which is a contest that is organized by WRO Hellas on an

annual basis, each year attracting more than 2000 Primary School students, 800 Junior High School

students and 250 Senior High School students. In this way, the STORIES consortium aspired to demon-

strate the potential of the platform’s approach to the wide audience of WRO Hellas’ contests.

The WRO Primary School Challenge has been a 5-months long journey for Greece’s Primary School

students. Its main purposes were to introduce Greek Primary School students and their teachers to

the STORIES storytelling platform, as well as help the Greek primary schools introduce the STEM

education approach into their curriculum, either by enriching their official curriculum or by offering

appropriate after-school activities. For these reasons, throughout the period of M7-M18, WRO Hel-

las planned and implemented the following supporting activities in the framework of the Challenge:

• Workshops, trainings, webinars and one summer school for teachers, on the subject of

STEM and educational robotics

• Presentations and trainings for teachers, on the subject of the STORIES platform specifically

• Donation of educational robotics infrastructure to 40 Greek Primary schools

• Regional Preliminary Challenges in Greece’s 13 regions

• Final Challenge in Athens

• Selection of the best submitted projects with the aim of transforming them into lesson

plans and uploading them on our website, with the aim of making them accessible to

any Greek-speaking teacher that may be interested in introducing educational robotics

activities to their classroom

1. 1st WRO Primary School Challenge

This leaflet summarizes the 1st WRO Primary School Challenge, which started on October

2017, had its Finals on March 4, 2018 and was completed on July 2018. In the framework

of the Challenge, WRO Hellas introduced participant Primary school students, as well as

their teachers, to the STORIES Storytelling Platform, through their participation to “Colo-

nize Mars”, a challenge especially designed for students of 10-12 years.

1.1 The Challenge’s theme: “Colonize Mars”

The WRO Primary School Challenge is a project-based competition. The Challenge invites

students to form teams of 2-6 members and create their own intelligent robotics solution,

relating to the theme “Colonize Mars”.

In the framework of the Challenge, teams are tasked with ideating, building and program-

ming a robotics construction, including modern technology achievements that take into

account Mars’ landscape and particularities.

Throughout the preparation period, students research the laws of physics and the techno-

logical advancements and challenges regarding space exploration, brainstorm, construct

and program, test, improve and test again, until they end up with their final project. On the

days of the contest (first on a regional level and then on the Finals) teams present their final

model and explain its function in detail. The most impressive models are awarded.

Part A –Overview of the Challenge and report of activities

1.2 The Challenge’s Timeline

From the announcement day to the Finals day, i.e. from October students spend 5 months

ideating and preparing their project, while their teachers participate in trainings and work-

shops that are offered to them by WRO Hellas free of cost.

Table 1. The timeline of 1st WRO Primary School Challenge

3-6 July 2017 WRO Challenge preparatory Summer School

October 5th 2017 Announcement of the 1st WRO Primary School Challenge

November 2017 - January 2018

Teams ideate and prepare

Teachers participate to free-of-cost, intensive workshops and trainings

February 2018 13 Regional contests in all 13 Greek regions

March 2018 March 4th: 1st WRO Primary School Challenge Finals

July 2018 Selection, curation and upload of best projects on WRO Hellas website

Table 2. Schools selected for participation to the STORIES storytelling platform

Team STORIES Name School

Number of

students

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 1 1st Elementary School of Aspropirgos 6

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 2 47th Elementary School of Piraeus 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 3 17th Elementary School of Piraeus 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 4 8th Elementary School of Kifissia 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 5 7th Elementary School of Agios Dimitrios 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 6 8th Elementary School of Kamatero 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 7 3rd Elementary School of Elliniko 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 8 3rd Elementary School of Perama 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 9 1st Elementary School of Anavissos 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 10 1st Elementary School of Thrakomakedones 5

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 11 1st Elementary School of Athens 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 12 7th Elementary School of Palaio Faliro 6

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 13 3rd Elementary School of Athens 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 14 9th Elementary School of Ilioupolis 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 15 3rd Elementary School of Nea Ionia 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 16 142th Elementary School of Athens 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 17 2nd Elementary School of Metamorfosis 4


1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 18 10th Elementary School of Elefsina 4

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 19 1st Elementary School of Galatsi 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 20 12th Elementary School of Heraklion in Attica 4

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 21 Experimental School of the University of Athens 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 22 123rd Elementary School of Athens 5

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 23 9th Elementary School of Ilioupolis 6

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 24 10th Elementary School of Chalandrion 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 25 10th Elementary School of Petroupolis 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 26 Primary School for autistic children in Piraeus 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 27 3rd Elementary School of Agii Anargiri 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 28 7th Elementary School of Agii Anargiri 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 29 21st Elementary School of Athens 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 30 3rd Elementary School of Rafina 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 31 41st Elementary School of Peristerion 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 32 4th Elementary School of Nea Smirni 2

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 33 18th and 24th Elementary Schools of Keratsini 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 34 3rd Elementary School of Chalandrion 6

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 35 8th Elementary School of Agios Dimitrios 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 36 2nd Elementary School of Elliniko 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 37 Elementary School of Intercultural Education in Alsoupolis 5

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 38 Elementary School of Grammatiko 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 39 1st Elementary School of Vironas 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 40 Hellenic – American Educational Foundation Elementary School 6

TOTAL students

143

2. Report of activities

2.1 14 regional contests throughout Greece

On the weekend of February 24th & 25th, thirteen regional contests were organized simul-

taneously throughout all educational administrative 14 regions of Greece. In total, 2316

Primary school students participated to the regional contests. In the specific case of Ath-

ens, the regional contest of Attica received 888 Primary school students, 143 of whom

participated to the STORIES storytelling platform as well.


Figure 1: Map of 14 Greek cities where the 14 regional contents were organized.

Figure 2: Regional contests on Attica, Thessalia and Central Greece


2.2 Challenge Finals

The Final of the 1st WRO Primary School Challenge took place in Athens on March 4th 2018.

The Final was hosted at the Galatsi Olympic Stadium with the courtesy of the Municipality of

Galatsi and the Real Estate Company SA. The competition was organized by WRO Hellas with the

strategic partnership of COSMOTE and was held under the Auspices of H.E. the President of the

Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos.

The Final of the 1st WRO Primary School Challenge received 83 teams with 492 Primary

school students who were qualified during the previous stage of the regional contests.

Figure 3: Final of the 1st WRO Primary School Challenge

Table 3. Numbers of participating teams and students in the Final1st WRO Primary School Challenge

- Final

Total teams / region Total students / regionAttica 31 186Central Greece 4 24Central Macedonia 10 60Crete 4 24Cyclades 2 12East Macedonia & Thrace 5 30Epirus 4 24Ionian islands 3 18North Aegean 2 12Peloponnese 4 24South Aegean 1 6Thessaly 4 24Western Greece 3 18Western Macedonia 6 36TOTAL 83 498

Project Description:Our project presents the journey of the inhabitants of

Earth from our planet to the colony on Mars. The jour-

ney begins with the spacecraft, with which the inhabi-

tants of Earth approach Mars. There, a space platform

helps them get off the spacecraft and on the vehicle

that will take them to their final destination, the colony.

The colony is protected by a shield that creates con-

ditions that are similar to those of Earth. At the same

time, it protects people against harmful radiation and

meteor drops.

1st place

Team name: Space TeamSchool: Elementary School of Thimiana in ChiosTeacher name: Makis SamoladasNumber of participant students: 6

Mars Challenge2018

The winning teams

2nd place

Team name: Crazy BuildersSchool: 3rd Elementary School of Herakleion in AtticaTeacher name: Michael EconomakisNumber of participant students: 6

Mars Challenge2018

The winning teams

Project Description:Our project specializes in the production of ragolite for

the construction of residences for the colonists of Mars.

Our robotic construction consists of LEGO bricks and

the electronic components of the LEGO Wedo 2.0 pack-

age. The operation starts with a manual switch that ac-

tivates the loading strap. In the next step, the distance

sensor located in the compression chamber monitors

the filling level of the chamber and when it fills, it dis-

ables the belt. There follows a chain of events such as

the closure of the compression lid, the compression of

the ragolite for it to be solidified, and the firing of the

ragolite with laser for it to harden. When the ragolite is

ready, the robotic mechanism undertakes its remov-

al from the production platform and its transfer to the

lava stool. This transfer is executed by a distance sen-

sor that controls the output belt ‘s exit and activates

an automatic rover that transfers the building material.

Project Description:If we want to be able to send people to Mars, we need

to secure 5 essential elements: Oxygen, Water, Food,

Shelter and Energy.

MOXIE is an experimental mechanism that will be sent

to Mars with the 2020 mission and will attempt to

generate oxygen from the carbon dioxide found in the

atmosphere of the planet.

3rd place

Team name: OXYGENATORSSchool: Elementary School of Geitonas SchoolTeacher name: Vassilis StergiosNumber of participant students: 6

Mars Challenge2018

The winning teams

1. Overview of total participation

In total, 40 schools expressed interest and were selected for participation in the STORIES

platform, receiving 40 sets of educational robotics infrastructure respectively, as a reward.

From the total 40 schools, 32 schools participated actively in the trainings that were or-

ganized in the framework of the Challenge and formed teams of 2-6 students who were

registered in the STORIES platform. Overall, 28 schools participated in the 1st WRO Primary

School Challenge. Among them, 64 registered students from 15 schools actively interacted

with the platform and created stories in the framework of the Challenge, as shown in table 7.

In the framework of the 1st WRO Primary School Challenge with the subject “Colonize Mars”,

the STORIES teams were invited to visualize and present their robotics projects, using the

STORIES storytelling platform. More in particular, teams were asked to create two episodes

in the STORIES platform: On the 1st episode, which would be entitled “Before Mars”, they

would describe their ideation process, i.e. the forming of their team, the delegation of roles,

the research of the bibliography and the brainstorming process which lead them to their

final concept. On the 2nd episode, which would be entitled “On Mars”, participating teams

would visualize how their robotics structure would actually work, when on Mars.

Part B – Overview of the STORIES participating teams

As shown in table 6, a total of 28 projects were uploaded in the STORIES platform, in the

form of 64 episodes that comprised of 1055 assets. On the following pages we provide an

overview of the 15 teams who created these projects, using the STORIES platform.


Table 4. Overall activity of 40 teams that were selected for the STORIES platform

Team STORIES Name School Number of

studentsTotal Users registered

Total Active Users

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 1 1st Elementary School of Aspropirgos 6 6 6

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 2 47th Elementary School of Piraeus 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 3 17th Elementary School of Piraeus 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 4 8th Elementary School of Kifissia 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 5

7th Elementary School of Agios Dimitrios 3 6 1

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 6 8th Elementary School of Kamatero 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 7 3rd Elementary School of Elliniko 3 6 1

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 8 3rd Elementary School of Perama 3 6 0


1st Elementary School of Anavissos 3 6 0


1st Elementary School of Thrakomakedones 5 6 5

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 11 1st Elementary School of Athens 3 6 0


7th Elementary School of Palaio Faliro 6 6 2

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 13 3rd Elementary School of Athens 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 14 9th Elementary School of Ilioupolis 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 15 3rd Elementary School of Nea Ionia 3 2 2

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 16 142th Elementary School of Athens 3 5 0


2nd Elementary School of Metamorfosis 4 6 6

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 18 10th Elementary School of Elefsina 4 5 4

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 19 1st Elementary School of Galatsi 3 6 5


12th Elementary School of Heraklion in Attica 4 10 5


Experimental School of the University of Athens 3 6 4

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 22 123rd Elementary School of Athens 5 7 6

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 23 9th Elementary School of Ilioupolis 6 6 1


10th Elementary School of Chalandrion 3 6 0


10th Elementary School of Petroupolis 3 6 0


Primary School for autistic children in Piraeus 3 6 0


3rd Elementary School of Agii Anargiri 3 6 0


7th Elementary School of Agii Anargiri 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 29 21st Elementary School of Athens 3 3 3

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 30 3rd Elementary School of Rafina 3 6 0


41st Elementary School of Peristerion 3 6 0


4th Elementary School of Nea Smirni 2 6 4


18th and 24th Elementary Schools of Keratsini 3 6 0


3rd Elementary School of Chalandrion 6 6 1


8th Elementary School of Agios Dimitrios 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 36 2nd Elementary School of Elliniko 3 6 0


Elementary School of Intercultural Education in Alsoupolis 5 5 1

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 38 Elementary School of Grammatiko 3 6 0

1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 39 1st Elementary School of Vironas 3 5 1


Hellenic – American Educational Foundation Elementary School 6 6 6

Total Total Total143 146 64


Table 5. Total uploaded projects, episodes and assets

Team STORIES Name

School Number of students

Total Users registered

Total Active Users

Complete questionnaries Projects Episodes Assets


1st Elementary School of Aspropirgos

6 6 6 18 1 3 58


1st Elementary School of Thrakomakedones

5 6 5 15 1 4 51


7th Elementary School of Palaio Faliro

6 6 2 2 1 4 0


3rd Elementary School of Nea Ionia

3 2 2 3 1 4 450


2nd Elementary School of Metamorfosis

4 6 6 12 1 2 65


10th Elementary School of Elefsina 4 5 4 4 2 2 21


1st Elementary School of Galatsi 3 6 5 5 1 2 5


12th Elementary School of Heraklion in Attica

4 10 5 12 2 4 54


Experimental School of the University of Athens

3 6 4 4 1 1 44


123rd Elementary School of Athens 5 7 6 14 1 2 48


9th Elementary School of Ilioupolis 6 6 1 1 1 2 30


21st Elementary School of Athens 3 3 3 2 1 2 73


4th Elementary School of Nea Smirni

2 6 4 6 1 4 16


3rd Elementary School of Chalandrion

6 6 1 1 1 2 10


Hellenic – American Educational Foundation Elementary School

6 6 6 18 1 2 48

Total Total Total Total Total Total Total143 146 64 118 28 64 1055

Project Description:Our project travels forward to 2104 and presents the

future city of “New Athens”, which is built on the bottom

of Olympus Mountain, on the planet of Mars. The project

features two automations. On one hand, a radar that

is built on the top of Olympus, aiming at protecting

the planet by detecting meteorites and other potential

threats. On the other hand, a robotic cleaning system

that is used by the caretakers of the sanctuary of god

Mars, which is built at the “Holy Forest”, a space that was

once designed by early colonists, for cultural reasons.

1st project

Team name: AsproWarriors 2018Team name on the STORIES platform: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 1School: 1st Elementary School of AspropirgosTeacher name: Apostolos GeorgakopoulosParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 6

Mars Challenge2018

Projects of the STORIES participating teams

Project Description:Our project focuses on an interplanetary journey from

the planet Earth to the part of Mars that has already

been terraformed. Our project records the landing of the

“legovo” space capsule, on one of the special voyager

landing sites that have been built on Mars, as a result of

the collaboration between NASA and Arab investors.

Inside the capsule there are some visitors from Earth who

wish to stay on Mars for a few days in order to tour and

see some of the planet’s attractions, such as the largest

mountain of our solar system. During the flight, the

passengers travel in comfort inside the capsule, as if they

were travelling on an airplane. When the capsule lands,

passengers enter a special vehicle that is already inside

the capsule, with the aim of ensuring that their exit from the

capsule is safe and smooth. For this idea we were inspired

from similar vehicles we have seen in movies, such as Star

Trek. Lastly, when the vehicle exits from the capsule, it will

take visitors to the dropping dock, where they will take the

bus, which will take them to their place of residence.

2nd project

Team name: VISITORSTeam name on the STORIES platform: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 10School: 1st Elementary School of ThrakomakedonesTeacher name: Athanassia AlexopoulouParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 5

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:Our project features two robotic structures. On one

hand, there is an elevator that transports goods and on

the other hand there is a bulldozer, which is a detector

looking for water and ice on the surface of planet Mars.

3rd project

Team name: Space RobotsTeam name on the STORIES platform: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 12School: 7th Elementary School of Palaio FaliroTeacher name: Pantelis DrakosParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 6

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:Our project focuses on the terraforming and the

geodimensioning of Mars. Following a brainstorming

procedure and many experiments, we ended up building a

model with automations that features a Rover, launching

from Earth, then travelling to the Moon for refuelling and

finally arriving on Mars. When on Mars, the Rover uses

sensors and automations in order to landscape and

geodimension the planet of Mars. On Mars, the Rover is

also protected by a special shield that uses sensors to

locate solar storms and other possible dangers.

4th project

Team name: Gemma Robot Neas Ionias 1STORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 15School: 3rd Elementary School of Nea IoniaTeacher name: Dimitrios KostagiannisParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 2

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:Our construction is called Shield and it is designed to

protect a generator, which creates a magnetic field

around Mars. Our shield prevents meteorites from

dismantling the generator.

5th project

Team name: The BitBotsSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 17School: 2nd Elementary School of MetamorfosisTeacher name: Maria GlarouParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 6

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:We are in the southern hemisphere of planet Mars in

the year 2110, when the first communion efforts have

already begun. Our goal is to transfer the astronauts

who work there to the specially designed colonies with

the help of a train, called “the 10th Express”. These

colonies simulate the atmosphere on the planet Earth.

Our train runs the route between these 3 colonies

continuously, waiting for 5 seconds at each stop. If a

meteorite is found on the train rails, our train is switched

off and a relevant message plays.

6th project

Team name: The 10th ExpressSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 18School: 10th Elementary School of ElefsinaTeacher name: Despina DionisiouParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 5

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:We are in the southern hemisphere of planet Mars in

the year 2110, when the first communion efforts have

already begun. Our goal is to transfer the astronauts

who work there to the specially designed colonies with

the help of a train, called “the 10th Express”. These

colonies simulate the atmosphere on the planet Earth.

Our train runs the route between these 3 colonies

continuously, waiting for 5 seconds at each stop. If a

meteorite is found on the train rails, our train is switched

off and a relevant message plays.

7th project

Team name: Go MarsSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 19School: 1st Elementary School of GalatsiTeacher name: Peter StathopoulosParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 5

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:We are on the planet Mars in the year 2025 and we are

members of the first mission sent to inhabit Mars. The

conditions we have to deal with are very difficult, but we

do not give up.

It’s already been a month since we first got on Mars and we

have managed to build a safe and comfortable base, but we

are slowly starting to run low on food supplies. If we want to

survive we have to cultivate our food. To do this, we make

Mars’ first greenhouse to cultivate sludge, sandwiches and

walnut lettuce! The main problem we had to deal with has

been the great cold that prevails when the night falls (our

thermometers show minus 80 Celsius degrees) because

at this time our plants can freeze and destroy. Fortunately,

we thought of a solution: to cover our greenhouse with a

special heating material at night and uncover it during the

day. This material is hard enough to protect our greenhouse

and meteorites that sometimes fall on the surface of the

planet. Another key element for our survival is energy. The

only available source of energy is the sun. For this purpose,

we have solar panels that follow the sun’s motion so that

they have maximum efficiency!

8th project

Team name: Team ASTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 20School: 12th Elementary School of Heraklion in AtticaTeacher name: Sevastianos ChatzistergosParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 5

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:Above all, the first arriving people on Mars should

respect the planet and its environment. We should not

repeat the mistakes that have led to the destruction of

Earth’s natural environment. In our project, our team

has reached Mars. With the special vehicle we were

carrying with us from Earth, we drive to the surface of

the planet, searching for Arians and warning them of the

possible problems people can create. As we know that

there are no intelligent beings on the planet Mars, our

automation has symbolic meaning. With it we want to

emphasize the importance of environmental education

and the consciousness that people need to acquire not

only as inhabitants of the planet Mars, but also as future

inhabitants of other planets. The second automation

uses a tilt sensor that is activated when a small Marian

vehicle passes the entrance of the Planet Headquarters

and tilts. This event triggers the reproduction of a

message according to which the passengers on the

Martian vehicle announce the arrival of the Greek

mission on their planet. This automation also has a

symbolic meaning for the project. Our homeland can

contribute to space research. Greek scientists who will

work in space research and the settlement on Mars, in a

few years, may be now pupils of our school!

9th project

Team name: PPSPA-All-DaySTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 21School: Experimental School of the University of AthensTeacher name: Evangelia KontopidiParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 4

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:Our work is titled “Underground Life on Mars” and

includes a set of automations and structures that make

it possible for colonists the Red Planet to live under its

surface, so that they can be protected from dangers

such as falling meteorites.

10th project

Team name: RobokidsSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 22School: 123rd Elementary School of AthensTeacher name: Ioannis KiniklisParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 6

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:The wind is one of the most powerful forces that shape

the surface of Mars today. We tried to solve the problem

of the winds that prevail on Mars surface (maximum

at about 160 km / h) and create huge sandstorms

that can last even for weeks. Our construction is an

“intelligent” warning machine for Mars colonists that

blocks the sandstorm. Initially, special microphones

detect the sandstorm at its creation, resulting in a red

warning light for the colony residents. Then, depending

on the direction and rotation of the sandstorm, a special

machine is automatically switched on and eliminates

the storm, protecting the inhabitants of the colony.

11th project

Team name: The Storm HuntersSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 23School: 9th Elementary School of IlioupolisTeacher name: Katerina KritiParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 1

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:Our team believes that oxygen is the most useful of

all the materials that will be needed by the first Mars

settlers to spread rapidly to the planet. Since massive

transfer of oxygen from one part of the planet to another

would be costly, we gave a solution by creating a robotic

gardener. This robot, which is equipped with distance

sensors and with a gyroscope, observes the plants and

oversees the space. Since fruiting is an integral part of

the life cycle of some plants, we also provided our robot

with a mechanism that informs us about the ripening

of the fruits.

12th project

Team name: The Martians of the 21thSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 29School: 21st Elementary School of AthensTeacher name: Elias PlesiotisParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 3

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:Our team began the research on Mars and the plans of

space agencies in America and Europe. We visited the

corresponding websites as well as physics4you and we

read about Mars. Based on our research we prepared

some relevant presentations that we all gathered

together. After studying them, we decided to send robots

to Mars, to prepare for the colonization of the planet.

Then we let our imagination travel with us to the now-

populated Mars! The goal of the robot we finally built is

to clean a particular surface of stones. The surface is

delimited by a black periphery, which is part of a larger

worksite and other robots. Our robot goes forward and

changes direction by twisting. For turning it can use

the distance sensor and / or the tilt sensor for use on

non-delimited surfaces! Μechanics-wise, we based our

robot on that of a previous mission (NASA) because

it had guaranteed behavior and we did not have time

to experiment! We have adapted its capabilities to our

needs, and, so far, its results have been satisfactory.

13th project

Team name: creativeSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 32School: 4th Elementary School of Nea SmirniTeacher name: Niki PaisopoulouParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 4

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:We are in Mars in the year 2042. Our mission is to

carry out some scientific research and measurements.

This is the second manned mission to the planet after

Mars 1 in 2024. While we have managed to overcome

some difficult problems, such as the lack of oxygen on

the surface of the planet, or that there is no water in

liquid form and that atmospheric pressure is different

from that of Earth’s surface, one problem that remains

unsolved is the extremely destructive windstorms

that hit and sweep Mars every year. Our idea is that

of a vehicle on the surface of Mars, which detects

sandstorms in time -if they break out- and takes some

self-protection measures. After sending out an alert, the

vehicle, which will have a series of automations, should

be able to be quickly inserted into the base, and then

the door should automatically close behind it, in order

to prevent its destruction.

14th project

Team name: TechpowerSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 34School: 3rd Elementary School of ChalandrionTeacher name: Ioannis ChatzitheodorouParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 1

Mars Challenge2018


Project Description:We are in Mars in the year 2042. Our mission is to

carry out some scientific research and measurements.

This is the second manned mission to the planet after

Mars 1 in 2024. While we have managed to overcome

some difficult problems, such as the lack of oxygen on

the surface of the planet, or that there is no water in

liquid form and that atmospheric pressure is different

from that of Earth’s surface, one problem that remains

unsolved is the extremely destructive windstorms

that hit and sweep Mars every year. Our idea is that

of a vehicle on the surface of Mars, which detects

sandstorms in time -if they break out- and takes some

self-protection measures. After sending out an alert, the

vehicle, which will have a series of automations, should

be able to be quickly inserted into the base, and then

the door should automatically close behind it, in order

to prevent its destruction.

15th project

Team name: H2OSTORIES team code name: 1st Greek WRO Challenge Team 40School: Hellenic – American Educational Foundation Elementary SchoolTeacher name: Paraskevi LeliParticipant students on the STORIES platform: 6

Mars Challenge2018


Annex – Links to the full portfolios of the STORIES participating teams

Table 4. Links to the full portfolios of the STORIES participating teams

Team STORIES Name School


1st Elementary School of Aspropirgos

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ 86962tatoj99ucz/AABpChoEWhnKIyrhOI-EzZ4Ka?dl=0


47th Elementary School of Piraeus -


17th Elementary School of Piraeus

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ 5tacogwe8zjzhrl/AABIHJbw5bgOXNsrx0MmqDcHa?dl=0


8th Elementary School of Kifissia -


7th Elementary School of Agios Dimitrios

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8th Elementary School of Kamatero -


3rd Elementary School of Elliniko

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ myiikjr6ix8ya0t/AACdLW- Rah9D4MMbqEIiPDQHa?dl=0


3rd Elementary School of Perama

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ dutqjm94mzp9vz8/AADcJgTe_gvcySnvGSRi5qMDa?dl=0


1st Elementary School of Anavissos -


1st Elementary School of Thrakomakedones

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pifmhqdfblx4z0e/AAChXUuivGOMb8jAycMqzdEIa?dl=0


1st Elementary School of Athens

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ yok81dfdcbqex2v/AACYnkDJagGg9bEdNjj1MIDEa?dl=0


7th Elementary School of Palaio Faliro

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ 2bzak0h5vnoctez/AAAoigFIbBnbkJesKHAHFh1na?dl=0


3rd Elementary School of Athens -


9th Elementary School of Ilioupolis

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ f95vi63qsg9gxip/AAAoagtDQ_vNYWQKq527U36Ua?dl=0


3rd Elementary School of Nea Ionia

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ m26mib9etznmv3k/AAARVNKL- 6WhUgmxxTp1k-Yxa?dl=0


142th Elementary School of Athens

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ cmtjz7ko9uls1ne/AABsXyoeVJwkcBZbjIoH5y6Ya?dl=0


2nd Elementary School of Metamorfosis

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ q2nfgbimxgkxway/AAAr_5gNIXZgWxnYbi7aPCx1a?dl=0


10th Elementary School of Elefsina

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ 6jp5f47q5oz70ch/%CE%A4%CE%BF %2010%CE%BF%20Express%2C%2010o %20%CE%94%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%BF %CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%20 %CE%A3%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE %B5%CE%AF%CE%BF%20%CE%95%CE %BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%AF %CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82.zip?dl=0


1st Elementary School of Galatsi

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ d77yubwzgf69itn/AADx8Kir-4gHRGZJ-jpYMaZ7a?dl=0


12th Elementary School of Heraklion in Attica

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ 44jf7t9al1ayksl/AADTLekHyPSsk_TyRVDO7a8pa?dl=0


Experimental School of the University of Athens

https://goo.gl/zv4fFy


123rd Elementary School of Athens

https://www.dropbox.com/home/ROBOKIDS %20123%20%CE%94%CE%97%CE%9C%CE %9F%CE%A4%CE%99%CE%9A%CE%9F%20 %CE%A3%CE%A7%CE%9F%CE%9B%CE%95 %CE%99%CE%9F%20%CE%91%CE%98%CE %97%CE%9D%CE%A9%CE%9D


9th Elementary School of Ilioupolis

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ f95vi63qsg9gxip/AAAoagtDQ_vNYWQKq527U36Ua?dl=0


10th Elementary School of Chalandrion

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ 5gn2ilc1323vni5/AACbu4N2Al0QH0I-rej9fm3va?dl=0


10th Elementary School of Petroupolis -


Primary School for autistic children in Piraeus

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3rd Elementary School of Agii Anargiri

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ 4r1pygj0s44an8u/AABEEo9Dgaz2HXp5Ukb44wF6a?dl=0


7th Elementary School of Agii Anargiri

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ fx2qq0w34kuy1b3/AADfc_iEyDs-fGjN5qpTnRD3a?dl=0


21st Elementary School of Athens

https://www.dropbox.com/ home/%CE%BF%CE%B9%20 %CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B5 %CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B9%20 %CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%2021 %2C21%20%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC %CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE %B%20%CF%83%CF%87%CE%BF%CE %BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BF%20%CE %B1%CE%B8%CE%B7%CE%BD%CF%89 %CE%BD


3rd Elementary School of Rafina -


41st Elementary School of Peristerion

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ zeydheb2n84hopv/AADdPpcLyPHrnRkkptTxYyhBa?dl=0


4th Elementary School of Nea Smirni

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ zjtct14f45gv2ej/AAD5XWRY0pww0dM1PHOiWnlZa?dl=0


18th and 24th Elementary Schools of Keratsini

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ h5x0n4w0u8jiiev/AAAdFXTZAg2rnF0TzvppLZoDa?dl=0


3rd Elementary School of Chalandrion

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ nvi1hudtobbgvs3/AAAqjxmvrYTxwBtbUFd4QiUza?dl=0


8th Elementary School of Agios Dimitrios

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2nd Elementary School of Elliniko

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ kgyu926xv47soae/AADf3hW1bQkqZFUVjYEtxKLha?dl=0


Elementary School of Intercultural Education in Alsoupolis

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ fsueynbjev3za5j/AABMgQwoc9YnGEvZhvEBAqswa?dl=0


Elementary School of Grammatiko -


1st Elementary School of Vironas

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ i93tlxu06djoypb/AADgVAaUwWUxwZyOMxOC8Xn7a?dl=0


Hellenic – American Educational Foundation Elementary School

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ i95aipbs9q6jhlz/AABSRWM067iWvVFHzl6eJKsaa?dl=0

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