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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 rotate the Wind Turbine into position with the green beams aligned.
  • How to drive their Hero Robot to lower the Bridge.
  • How to score points in the competition by rotating the Wind Turbine and lowering the Bridge.

Students will make meaning of

  • How to participate in a VEX GO competition successfully.
  • How to work with a team to compete in the Expand the Village Competition.

Students will be skilled at

  • Constructing the Hero Robot from build instructions.
  • Connecting a Brain to a tablet or computer in the 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.
  • Changing the Drive Mode on the Drive tab in VEXcode GO.
  • Assigning a motor to a Port in the Drive tab in VEXcode GO.
  • Setting and resetting the Field for a competition match.
  • Aligning the Wind Turbine and lowering the Bridge on the Field with the Robot. 

 

Students will know

  • How to drive the Hero Robot to align the Wind Turbine and lower the Bridge on the Field.
  • How to work with a team to participate in a competition.

Objective(s)

Objective

  1. Students will demonstrate how to drive their Hero Robot to align the Wind Turbine and lower the Bridge on the Field.
  2. Students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork to participate in the Expand the Village Competition.

Activity

  1. In Play Part 1, students will learn about the different ways to score by aligning the Wind Turbine and lowering the Bridge on the Field. In Play Part 2, they will then demonstrate how to use the Drive tab to successfully score points by moving those two Field objects using their Hero Robot. 
  2. During the Engage section, students will demonstrate their understanding of how to collaborate in a competition setting. During Play Part 1, they will take turns practicing for the competition, and will demonstrate collaborative learning as they work to align the Wind Turbine and lower the Bridge. In Play Part 2, students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork as they apply their learning from Play Part 1 to score the two points possible in the competition. 

Assessment

  1. In Play Part 2, students will demonstrate how to drive their Hero Robot using the Drive tab to score points in the Expand the Village Competition by aligning the Wind Turbine and lowering the Bridge. 
  2. During Play Part 2, students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork during the competition as they participate in their matches together, applying a driving strategy, and choosing how to score moving the objects on the Field. 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. 

Connections to Standards

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