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VEX 123 Teacher Resources
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VEX 123 Cumulative Pacing Guide
A cumulative pacing guide for all VEX 123 units.
VEX 123 Activities
Take Coding off of the screen with these fun and easy to use VEX 123 activities.
VEX STEM Lab Units
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Meet Your Robot
- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Meet your 123 Robot through a story-based lab that introduces vocabulary, functions, and features of the 123 Robot.
Essential Questions
- What is a robot, and how is it different from other devices I know and use?
- How do I use my 123 Robot?
Number Line
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Practice early addition skills using a number line, the 123 Robot, and manipulatives to represent numbers and number values.
Essential Questions
- How can we use tools to help us solve addition equations?
- How can we use objects to represent and solve addition equations?
Touch to Code
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Use the touch buttons on your 123 Robot to complete coding challenges!
Essential Questions
- What is a programming language?Â
- What is a behavior?
- What is a sequence?
Intro to Coding
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Investigate coding and robot behaviors while using the Coder and VEX 123.
Essential Questions
- What is a programming language?
- What are behaviors?
- What is a sequence?
Role Play Robot
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Test out how the 123 Robot acts out certain emotions and create the code for a new emotion!
Essential Questions
- How can I relate behaviors of the 123 Robot to human emotions?
Coding Fundamentals
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 160 min
- 4 Labs
Practice early coding skills! Create a project using sequenced commands while learning to troubleshoot any problems.
Essential Questions
- What are robot behaviors and how do I sequence them?
- How can I debug code?
Little Red Robot
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Code the 123 Robot to become Little Red Robot and drive to Grandmother’s house!
Essential Questions
- How can I code a robot to solve a problem?
Mars Rover-Surface Operations
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Help scientists by coding the 123 Robot to collect samples on Mars!
Essential Questions
- How do I solve a challenge with the 123 Robot and VEXcode 123?
Mars Rover-Landing Challenge
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Code the 123 Robot Rover to detect obstacles and clear the landing area for a Mars landing.
Essential Questions
- How do I solve a challenge with the 123 Robot and VEXcode 123?
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Our World Around Us
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 120 min
- 3 Labs
Explore the world around you by creating environments and investigating the weather!
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Do You Hear That?
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 120 min
- 3 Labs
Code the 123 Robot to play sounds!
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Operation Math Games
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 80 min
- 2 Labs
Practice coding concepts such as sequencing and conditionals by playing different math games!
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Exploring Computer Science
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 160 min
- 4 Labs
Practice being a computer scientist by coding the 123 Robot using loops and conditionals!
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Robot Storyteller
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 120 min
- 3 Labs
Investigate stories that you read and create with the 123 Robot!
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Robot Writer
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- Grades K+
- Ages 4+
- 120 min
- 3 Labs
Use the 123 Robot to write letters and messages!
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