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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

VEX GO Kit

For students to build the Code Base 2.0 and extension.

 1 per group

Lab 3 Image Slideshow

Google Doc / .pptx / .pdf

For visual aids to reference while teaching.

 1 for teacher facilitation

Code Base 2.0 Build Instructions (3D) or Code Base 2.0 Build Instructions (PDF)

For students to build the Code Base 2.0 if not already built.

 1 per group

Pre-built extension from previous Lab

To collect trash by being attached to the Code Base robot.

 1 per group

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

Data Collection Sheet

Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

 

Lab 3 Example Data Collection Sheet

Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

For groups to document three trials of testing their code.

 1 per group

VEXcode GO

Software for students to code the Code Base robot.

 1 per group

Tablet or Computer

For groups to use VEXcode GO.

 1 per group

Pencils

For students to fill out the Robotics Roles & Routines Worksheet and Data Collection Sheet.

 1 per group

Pieces of “trash”

Classroom items to be used as “trash” such as pom poms, erasers, crayons, etc.

 6 per group

Tape

To outline the challenge course for the Play section.

 1 per group

Timer

To use in the timed trials in Play Part 2.

 1 per group

Measuring Tool

To create a challenge course and for determining distances in pseudocode and projects.

 1 per group

Pin Tool

To help remove pins or pry beams apart.

 1 per group

Engage

Begin the lab by engaging with the students.

  1. Hook

    It’s showtime! Ask students to examine the extension that they built in previous labs in this unit. How can you improve the build to collect more trash?

  2. Leading Question

    Looking at the example challenge course, what do you think your plan will be for how your robot will move?

  3. Build Code Base 2.0 with extension

Play

Allow students to explore the concepts introduced.

Part 1

Students will code their robot to complete a challenge course to collect pieces of “trash” inspired by ocean cleaning robots. Students will first write pseudocode to plan their project, then use their pseudocode to create a project that navigates the Code Base through a challenge course.

Mid-Play Break

Discuss student progress together, asking questions like: How did creating pseudocode help with creating your project? What worked with your project, and what didn’t? How did you use the mistakes to revise your project?

Part 2

Students will run test trials and document their results in order to improve their projects with each trial.

Share

Allow students to discuss and display their learning.

Discussion Prompts

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