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Intro to Building

6 Labs

Explore the VEX GO Kit to learn the names and functions of key pieces by building structures to take on a voyage to Mars.

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An assortment of VEX GO pieces in the Kit showing the variety of pieces and their features.

Lab 1

Kit Introduction

Total Time: 40 minutes

Identify the VEX GO pieces and their features in order to determine how they function in a build.

What is a VEX GO Kit?

Build: None

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A photo of an astronaut standing on the surface of the moon beside a rover with a flag stuck into the ground.

Lab 2

NASA Flagpole

Total Time: 40 minutes

Practice manipulating the VEX GO Kit pieces including the pins and standoffs by building the tallest, free-standing flagpole for Mars.

How can I use the pins, standoffs, and the Pin Tool?

Build: Flagpole

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An aerial photo of a rocket on a launch pad.

Lab 3

Launch Pad

Total Time: 40 minutes

Build an aerospace Launch Pad to act as a bridge in order to gain skills in building using beams and plates.

How do I use beams and plates?

Build: Launch Pad

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A photo of a rocket taking off beside a large tower, with fire coming out of the engines and large clouds of smoke surrounding the launch pad.

Lab 4

Spaceship

Total Time: 40 minutes

Use the Engineering Design Process to design and build two Spaceships to gain experience building with corner connectors.

How do I use connectors and the Gray Slide Beam?

Build: Spaceship

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A photo of the surface of Mars with a rover like vehicle exploring the planet.

Lab 5

Mars Buggy

Total Time: 40 minutes

Manipulate wheels, axles, and gears through the design and construction of a Mars Buggy vehicle.

How do I use wheels, axles, and gears?

Build: Mars Buggy

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An illustration of an imagined NASA base on the surface of Mars, with steps leading up to a cylindrical shelter structure.

Lab 6

Mars Base Build

Total Time: 40 minutes

Create a Mars Base considering certain criteria and the constraint of only using materials from the VEX GO Kit.

How do I use the materials from the VEX GO Kit strategically to create a build?

Build: Mars Base

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