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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 Robot Arm.
 

 1 per group

Robot Arm Build Instructions

For instructions on how to build the Robot Arm.

 1 per group

Lab 1 Image Slideshow

Google Doc / .pptx / .pdf

For visual aids while teaching.

 1 per class

Paper or Blueprint Worksheet

Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

For writing directions in Play Part 2.

 1 per group

Robotics Roles & Routines

Google Doc / .docx / .pdf

For assigning roles within student groups.

 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.

 1per group

Engage

Begin the lab by engaging with the students.

  1. Hook

    Students will look at an image of an industrial robot arm and compare it to their own arm. How do they think the robot arm moves? What similarities and differences do they notice?

  2. Leading Question

    How does a robotic arm relate to a human arm when it moves objects?

  3. Build Part 1 of the Robot Arm (steps 1-28).

Play

Allow students to explore the concepts introduced.

Part 1

Students compare the Robot Arm Build to their own arm. The first part of the build best resembles the function of the elbow (moving side to side). They will discuss what part of the Robot Arm Build is missing (the ‘wrist’ and the ‘hand’) and complete the build.

Mid-Play Break

Now that students have finished building, they will discuss what they think the Robot Arm could be used for.

Part 2

Now that the Robot Arm is complete, students will investigate the movement of the Robot Arm. They will write out the steps needed to move a disk from one location to another. They will share instructions with the teacher in the Share section.

Share

Allow students to discuss and display their learning.

Discussion Prompts

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