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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 building the Motorized Robot Arm.

2 per build

Lab 2 Image Slideshow

Google Doc / .pptx / .pdf

For visual aids while teaching.

1 per class

Pre-build Robot Arm from Lab 1 (optional)

For reference during Engage section.

1 per class

Motorized Robot Arm Build Instructions

Motorized Robot Arm Add-On Build Instructions

*Requires 2 VEX GO Kits

For building the Motorized Robot Arm.

1 per group, or 1 displayed for class

Robotics Roles & Routines

Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

For organizing student roles within their groups.

1 per group

Paper or Blueprint Worksheet

Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

For completing written portions of the Lab.

1 per group

Writing Utensils

For completing written portions of the Lab.

1 per student

Pin Tool

To help remove pins or pry beams apart.

1 per group

Engage

Begin the lab by engaging with the students.

  1. Hook

    Students will compare manual movements versus moving things with motors. They will be asked if they get tired of doing something repeatedly. What if they had to hold a book in the air all day?

  2. Leading Question

    How can motors make the Robot Arm more useful?

  3. Build Motorized Robot Arm

Play

Allow students to explore the concepts introduced.

Part 1

Students will move disks using the motors and switches on the Motorized Robot Arm build. They will break down the steps to move one disk to another location and write the step-by-step instructions for another group to follow.

Mid-Play Break

Ask students if they think their directions will be easy to follow for another group. Did they find it easy or hard to write directions? Why?

Part 2

Students will swap directions with another group. As they follow the directions of the other group, students will identify problems in the steps. After identifying the problems in the directions, students will be asked to edit the other group’s directions and try again.

Share

Allow students to discuss and display their learning.

Discussion Prompts