VEX 123 Teacher Resources
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VEX 123 Cumulative Pacing Guide
A cumulative pacing guide for all VEX 123 units.
VEX 123 STEM Lab Units
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Language Arts
Meet Your Robot
- Grades K-2
- 80 minutes
- 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?
Math
Number Line
- Grades K-2
- 80 minutes
- 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?
Coding
Intro to Coding
- Grades K-2
- 80 minutes
- 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?
Coding
Coding Fundamentals
- Grades K-2
- 160 minutes
- 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?
Engineering
Moving Through a City
- Grades K-2
- 120 minutes
- 3 Labs
Use VEXcode 123 and the 123 Robot to complete challenges as you build and navigate bridges and cities!
Essential Questions
- How can I make my robot move?
- How can I design a solution to my problem?
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Our World Around Us
- Grades K-2
- 120 minutes
- 3 Labs
Explore the world around you by creating environments and investigating the weather!
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Do You Hear That?
- Grades K-2
- 120 minutes
- 3 Labs
Code the 123 Robot to play sounds!
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Operation Math Games
- Grades K-2
- 80 minutes
- 2 Labs
Practice coding concepts such as sequencing and conditionals by playing different math games!
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Exploring Computer Science
- Grades K-2
- 160 minutes
- 4 Labs
Practice being a computer scientist by coding the 123 Robot using loops and conditionals!
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Robot Storyteller
- Grades K-2
- 120 minutes
- 3 Labs
Investigate stories that you read and create with the 123 Robot!
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Robot Writer
- Grades K-2
- 120 minutes
- 3 Labs
Use the 123 Robot to write letters and messages!
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