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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 lift, remove, and transport house components from the trailers to the Red Tile to complete a house.
  • How to score points in the competition by constructing complete houses on the Red Tile with the house components from the trailers. 

Students will make meaning of

  • How to participate in a VEX GO competition successfully.
  • How to work with a team to compete in the Village Construction 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.
  • 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.
  • Moving/Lifting house components off of a trailer.
  • Transporting house components to the Red Tile to construct a new structure.

Students will know

  • How to drive the Hero Robot to move objects 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 lift, remove and transport House Components from the trailers to the Red Tile to construct new a new structure. 
  2. Students will learn how to work with a team to participate in a competition. 

Activity

  1. In Play Part 1, students will learn about the House Components (Brown Walls/Gray Walls/Roof) and trailers that are on the Field. They will then demonstrate how to use the Drive tab to successfully lift, move, and transport the house components from their trailers using the Hero Robot and robotic arm. A human player will use the house components to construct a new structure on the Red Tile.
  2. During the Engage section, students will demonstrate their knowledge of what it means to be a good teammate 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 lift and transport house components on the Field. In Play Part 2, students will demonstrate collaboration and teamwork as they apply their learning from Play Part 1 to score the most points they can 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 Village Construction Competition by lifting and transporting House Components from their trailers to the Red Tile on the Field during their match. A human player will construct new structures on the Red Tile with one of each of the House Components.
  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 a driver for the 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. 

Connections to Standards

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