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 tilt the Solar Panel down.
- How to drive their Hero Robot to clear the debris from the Landing Site so the helicopter can be placed on the Landing Pad by hand.
- How to lift the Rocket Ship so it is upright.
- How to end a match with the robot touching the red tile.
- How to score points in the competition by tilting the Solar Panel, lifting the Rocket Ship, clearing the debris, placing the helicopter on the Landing Pad and ending with the robot on the red tile.
Students will make meaning of
- How to participate in a VEX GO competition successfully.
- How to work with a team to compete in the Blast Off! 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.
- Assigning a motor to a Port in the Drive tab in VEXcode GO.
- Setting and resetting the Field for a competition match.
- Tilting the Solar Panel down using the robot.
- Clearing the debris from the Landing Site with the robot.
- Lifting the Rocket Ship with the robot.
- Driving the robot to end the match touching the red tile.
Students will know
- How to use the robot arm to tilt the Solar Panel down.
- How to drive the robot to raise the Rocket Ship.
- How to drive the robot to remove the debris from the Landing Site so that the helicopter can be placed there by hand.
- How to drive the robot to end the match touching the red tile.
- How to work with a team to participate in a competition.
Objective(s)
Objective
- Students will demonstrate how to drive their Hero Robot and use the robot arm to tilt the Solar Panel down as well as how to drive their Hero Robot to raise the Rocket Ship and end the match touching the red tile.
- Students will demonstrate how to drive their Hero Robot to remove the debris from the Landing Site.
- Students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork to participate in the Blast Off! competition.
Activity
- In Play Part 1, students will be introduced to the Solar Panel and the Rocket Ship on the Field, and learn how to move them using the Hero Robot. They will then demonstrate how to use the Drive tab to successfully lower the Solar Panel and lift the Rocket Ship, ending with the robot on the red Tile.
- Also in Play Part 1, students will be introduced to the Landing Site debris, and learn how to manipulate this game object with the robot. They will then demonstrate how to use the Drive tab to successfully remove the debris from the Landing Site so the helicopter can be hand placed on the Landing Pad.
- During the Engage section, students will demonstrate their ability to be a good teammate in a competition setting. During Play Part 1, they will demonstrate cooperation and collaboration as they take turns practicing for the competition, and then in Play Part 2, collaborate as a team to create a strategy and compete in the Blast Off! competition.
Assessment
- In Play Part 2, students will demonstrate how to drive their Hero Robot using the Drive tab to score points in the Blast Off! competition, as they lower the Solar Panel and lift the Rocket Ship on the Field during their match.
- In Play Part 2, students will demonstrate how to drive their Hero Robot using the Drive tab to score points in the Blast Off! competition, as they remove the debris from the Landing Site.
- During Play Part 2, students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork as they participate in their matches together, applying a driving strategy, and choosing a driver for their 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.