Summary
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 |
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VEX GO Kit |
For students to build the Hero Robot | 1 per group |
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VEX GO Competition Kit |
To create Stage 2 of the Village Engineering Construction Field | 1 per class |
| To build Stage 3 of the competition field before beginning the Lab activities | 1 per group | |
| For students to build the Competition Base 2.0 Hero Robot | 1 per group | |
| For students to add onto the Competition Base 2.0 to build the Competition Advanced 2.0 Hero Robot | 1 per group | |
| For students to use VEXcode GO | 1 per group | |
| For students to drive the Hero Robot using the Drive Tab | 1 per group | |
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Lab 3 Image Slideshow Google Doc / .pptx / .pdf |
For teachers and students to reference throughout the Lab | 1 per group |
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Robotics Roles & Routines Google Doc / .docx / .pdf
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Editable Google Doc for organizing group work and best practices for using the VEX GO Kit | 1 per group |
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Pencils |
For students to fill out the Robotics Roles & Routines sheet | 1 per group |
| To help remove pins or pry beams apart | 1 per group | |
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Blueprint Worksheet (optional) Google Doc / .docx / .pdf
Data Collection Sheet (optional) Google Doc / .docx / .pdf |
For students to document their learning throughout the Lab | 1 per group |
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Match Order Sheet Template (optional) Google Doc / .docx / .pdf |
To show students the order they will compete during the classroom competition | 1 per class |
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VEX GO Leaderboard (optional) |
To keep track of teams' scoring during the competition | 1 per class |
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Engineering Design Process Organizer (optional) Google Doc / .docx / .pdf |
For students to document the iterative process of design or strategy throughout the Lab | 1 per group |
Engage
Begin the lab by engaging with the students.
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Hook
Introduce students to the Water Pipe and Water Tower used for the Water Transit Competition. How do you think each game element will move? Based on what you have learned in the previous Labs, how do you think you could use the Hero Robot to manipulate them to score points? What do you remember about working as a team in Lab 2, that could help you be a good teammate in this competition?
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Leading Question
How do you think you will need to move your Hero Robot to score points in each task of this competition?
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Build
Competition Base + Competition Advanced
Play
Allow students to explore the concepts introduced.
Part 1
Introduce the goals of the Water Transit Competition, demonstrating how to score points with each one. Then model how to connect a Brain to VEXcode GO, and use the Drive tab to drive the Hero Robot to lift the Water Pipe, move it to the Water Tower, and lift the Water Tower upright. Students will take turns driving the Hero Robot to practice each of the tasks.
Mid-Play Break
Students will discuss how they were able to work together to accomplish the goals of the Water Transit Competition. They will discuss what challenges they faced during Play Part 1, how they solved them, and how they can apply what they learned to help them to compete successfully with their team in the Water Transit Competition.
Part 2
Students will apply what they practiced in Play Part 1 to participate in the Water Transit Competition! Teams will work together to create a strategy to complete as many tasks as possible, in order to maximize their score in a one minute match.
Share
Allow students to discuss and display their learning.
Discussion Prompts
- What went well for your team in the Water Transit Competition? What would you do differently next time? Would your strategy change? Why?
- What is one thing that you did that made you a good teammate in the competition? What is one thing your teammate did that was helpful to you in the competition?
- What have you learned about driving the Hero Robot to move the Water Pipe on the Field that might be useful in future competitions?