Summary
Materials Needed
The following is a list of all the materials that are needed to complete the VEX GO Lab. These materials include student facing materials as well as teacher facilitation materials. It is recommended that you assign two students to each VEX GO Kit.
In some Labs, links to teaching resources in a slideshow format have been included. These slides can help provide context and inspiration for your students. Teachers will be guided in how to implement the slides with suggestions throughout the lab. All slides are editable, and can be projected for students or used as a teacher resource. To edit the Google Slides, make a copy into your personal Drive and edit as needed.
Other editable documents have been included to assist in implementing the Labs in a small group format. Print the worksheets as is or copy and edit those documents to suit the needs of your classroom. Example Data Collection sheet setups have been included for certain experiments as well as the original blank copy. While they offer suggestions for setup, these documents are all editable to best suit your classroom and the needs of your students.
| Materials | Purpose | Recommendation |
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VEX GO Kit |
For students to build the Hero Robot. | 1 per group |
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VEX GO Competition Kit |
To create Stage 3 of the City Technology Rebuild Competition Field. | 1 per class |
| To build Stage 3 of the competition field before beginning the Lab activities. | 1 per group | |
| For students to build the Competition Base 2.0 Hero Robot. | 1 per group | |
| For students to add onto the Competition Base 2.0 to build the Competition Advanced 2.0 Hero Robot. | 1 per group | |
| For students to use VEXcode GO. | 1 per group | |
| For students to drive the Hero Robot using the Drive tab. | 1 per group | |
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Lab 3 Image Slideshow Google Doc / .pptx / .pdf |
For teachers and students to reference throughout the Lab. | 1 per class |
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Robotics Roles & Routines Google Doc / .docx / .pdf |
Editable Google Doc for organizing group work and best practices for using the VEX GO Kit. | 1 per group |
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Pencils |
For students to fill out written materials during the Lab. | 1 per group |
| To help remove pins or pry beams apart. | 1 per group | |
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Blueprint Worksheet (Google Doc / .docx / .pdf) and/or Data Collection Sheet (Google Doc / .docx / .pdf) (optional) |
For students to document their learning throughout the Lab. | 1 per group |
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Match Order sheet template (optional) Google Doc / .docx / .pdf |
To show students the order they will compete during the classroom competition. | 1 per class |
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VEX GO Leaderboard (optional) |
To keep track of teams' scores during the competition. | 1 per class |
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Engineering Design Process Organizer (optional) Google Doc / .docx / .pdf |
For students to document the iterative process of design or strategy throughout the Lab. | 1 per group |
Engage
Begin the lab by engaging with the students.
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Hook
Introduce students to the new game elements used in the Power Up Competition. How do you think the trees and power lines need to move in order to score points in the competition? Based on what you have learned in previous Labs, how do you think you could use the Hero Robot to manipulate the fallen elements in order to raise them? What do you remember about working as a team in Lab 2, that could help you be a better teammate in this competition?
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Leading Question
How do you think you will need to move the Hero Robot and the arm of the robot to raise each of the elements in this competition?
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Build
Competition Advanced 2.0 Hero Robot
Play
Allow students to explore the concepts introduced.
Part 1
Introduce the goals of the Power Up Competition, demonstrating how to accomplish each task on the Field. Then model how to connect a Brain to VEXcode GO, and use the Drive tab to drive the Hero Robot to raise the fallen power lines and trees. Students will take turns driving the Hero Robot to practice raising a tree and the power lines.
Mid-Play Break
Students will discuss how they were able to work together to accomplish the tasks in the Power Up Competition. They will discuss what challenges they faced during Play Part 1, how they solved them, and how they can apply what they learned to help them to compete successfully with their team in the Power Up Competition.
Part 2
Students will apply what they practiced in Play Part 1 to participate in the Power Up Competition! Each team will try to score all three possible points in the fastest time possible, by driving the Hero Robot to raise the fallen power lines and trees on the Field.
Share
Allow students to discuss and display their learning.
Discussion Prompts
- What went well for your team in the competition? What would you do differently next time?
- What is one thing that you did that made you a good teammate in the competition? What is one thing your teammate did that was helpful to you in the competition?
- What have you learned about driving the Hero Robot to lift fallen objects on the Field that might be useful in future competitions?