Implementing VEX GO STEM Labs
STEM Labs are designed to be the online teacher’s manual for VEX GO. Like a printed teacher’s manual, the teacher-facing content of the STEM Labs provides all of the resources, materials, and information needed to be able to plan, teach, and assess with VEX GO. The Lab Image Slideshows are the student-facing companion to this material. For more detailed information about how to implement a STEM Lab in your classroom, see the Implementing VEX GO STEM Labs article.
Goals and Standards
Goals
Students will apply
- How to drive their Hero Robot to remove the supplies from the Fire Station.
- How to drive their Hero Robot to raise the Emergency Shelter roof.
- How to drive their Hero Robot to deliver the supplies to the orange square in the Emergency Shelter.
Students will make meaning of
- How to participate in a VEX GO competition successfully.
- How to work with a team to compete in the Raise the Roof Competition.
Students will be skilled at
- Constructing the Hero Robot from build instructions.
- Connecting a Brain to a tablet or computer in VEXcode GO.
- Using the Drive tab in VEXcode GO to drive and turn the Hero Robot.
- Using the Drive tab to control the arm on the Hero Robot.
- Changing the Drive Mode on the Drive tab in VEXcode GO.
- Assigning a motor to a Port in the Drive tab in VEXcode GO.
- Setting and resetting the Field for a competition match.
- Removing the supplies from from the Fire Station with the robot.
- Raising the roof of the Emergency Shelter with the robot.
- Delivering the supplies to the orange square in the Emergency Shelter with the robot.
Students will know
- How to drive the Hero Robot to collect and move game objects on the Field.
- How to work with a team to participate in a competition.
Objective(s)
Objective
- Students will demonstrate how to drive their Hero Robot to collect and move game objects on the Field.
- Students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork to participate in the Raise the Roof Competition.
Activity
- In Play Part 1, students will learn about the supplies, and how to remove them from the Fire Station and deliver them to the orange square in the Emergency Shelter. They will also learn how to raise the roof of the Emergency Shelter. Students will demonstrate how to use the Drive tab to successfully remove the supplies from the Fire Station, raise the roof of the Shelter, and deliver the supplies to the orange square inside the Shelter with the robot.
- During the Engage section, students will demonstrate their knowledge of what it means to be a good teammate in a competition setting. During Play Part 1, they will take turns practicing for the competition, and will demonstrate collaborative learning as they work to remove the supplies from the Fire Station, raise the roof of the Shelter, and deliver the supplies to the orange square in the Shelter. In Play Part 2, students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork as they apply their learning from Play Part 1 to get complete all three tasks in the fastest time possible in the Raise the Roof Competition.
Assessment
- In Play Part 2, students will demonstrate how to drive their Hero Robot using the Drive tab to get the fastest possible time in the Raise the Roof Competition by removing the supplies from the Fire Station, raising the roof of the Emergency Shelter, and delivering the supplies to the orange square in the Shelter during their match.
- During Play Part 2, students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork during the competition as they participate in their matches together, applying a driving strategy, and choosing a driver for the match. During the Share section, students will discuss how they were a good teammate and what they learned about being on a team that helped them be successful in the competition.