STEM Labs

VEX 123 Activities
These activities offer more ways to engage with the 123 Robots, providing simple one page exercises that connect to the content and coding they are learning in the classroom.
They are designed to be easy to follow for independent student use, as an extension activity or in a Learning Center setting. With curriculum connections, they can also be part of a teacher’s lesson, or a scaffolding strategy to support differentiated learning.
Each one is designed with a base Play activity, which is built upon with Challenge prompts; “remixing” the skills and concepts students have been learning, and infusing computer science concepts into the curriculum in a seamless way.
Click on one of the tiles below to access a VEX 123 Activity.
AI Literacy
Alien Planet Mapper

Code the 123 Robot to find water on a distant planet.
Coding
Around the Town

Code your 123 Robot to drive to a friend’s house.
Math
Building a Tunnel

Drive 123 Robot to move forward and go under a tunnel.
Coding
Crash and Debug

123 Robot needs your help. Can you debug the code?
Science
Cross the Finish Line

Code your 123 Robot to drive until it reaches the finish line to win the race!
Art
Flamingos in the Wild

Drive your Robot Flamingo to walk and get a drink of water by the pond.
AI Literacy
Hue Value Hunt

Collect hue value data to learn about how the Eye Sensor perceives colors.
Science
Invention Time

Design and code 123 Robot to be an invention to clean your room.
AI Literacy
Lighting Technician

Change the lighting around the robot and see how the hue value changes.
Coding
Move Around

Make your 123 Robot to move around things in its way.
AI Literacy
Mystery Planet Mapper

Code the Eye Sensor to find water on a distant planet without using your eyes!
Art
Peacock Party

Design your 123 Peacock to strut with moves, actions and control coder cards.
Science
Recycle Robot Rush

Create a tool for your Recycle Robot to move and collect trash.
Coding
Red Fish, Blue Fish

Make 123 Robots into fish, and code them to swim together!
Literacy
Ring and Run

Make your 123 Robot ring the doorbell and run away.
Coding
Robot Parade

Turn your Robot into a parade float and code it to parade through town!
Literacy
Robot Word Search

How many words can you find and spell with your 123 Robot?
Art
Sailing Adventure

Turn your 123 Robot into a sailboat and find the treasure.
Coding
Space Race

Your mission is to drive your 123 Robot around the moon.
Coding
Swim Together

Make 123 Robots into fish, and code them to swim together!
Science
Tow Truck Challenge

Program your robot to tow an object to the end of the tile.
Social-Emotional Learning
Training Your Pet

Code your Robot Pet to do a trick!
AI Literacy
What is AI?

Play a round of AI or Not, then create your own definition of AI.