VEX IQ Teacher Resources

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Cumulative Pacing Guide

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VEX IQ Activities

Apply STEM learning in fun and engaging ways, with easy to use VEX IQ activities.

Activities

VEX IQ STEM Labs & Activity Series

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Competition

Full Volume

In this Unit, you will build Byte, the HeroBot for the 2023-2024 VIQRC Full Volume game and learn how to score. Throughout the Unit you will learn about driving Byte and how to begin to code Byte for autonomous movement so that you can participate in the Robot Skills Challenge during the competition season.
*Requires the IQ (2nd gen) Competition Kit

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Coding

VIQC Virtual Skills

Dive into the virtual 2021-2022 VEX IQ Challenge (VIQC) Pitching In game with the VIQC Virtual Skills Lessons! Learn how to navigate with Fling — the game's Hero Bot, and score points by pushing and launching Balls into the Low and High Goals, and more!

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Engineering

Tug of War

In this Unit, you will explore how mechanical advantage and center of mass affect the BaseBot’s ability to pull objects, and design the best robot for the game of Tug of War!

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Engineering

Team Freeze Tag

In this Unit, you will drive the BaseBot using the IQ Controller, choose wheels, and add sensors to compete in the Team Freeze Tag competition!

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Coding

Treasure Hunt

In this Unit, you will build and code the Simple Clawbot with the Optical Sensor to recognize and collect red cubes to compete in the Treasure Hunt competition!

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Engineering

Up and Over

In this Unit, you will explore how to design a Clawbot to collect, pick up, and move cubes from one side of the Field to the other, in the Up and Over competition!

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Engineering

Robot Soccer

In this Unit, you will explore how to create a manipulator on your robot to grab, pass, and score the most goals as a robot soccer player in the Robot Soccer competition!

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Coding

Sensors Testbed

Investigate how VEX IQ Sensors work and play a game that uses sensor feedback!

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Coding

Castle Crasher

Image of BaseBot with sensors clearing cubes from a Field

In this Unit, you will explore how to use the Optical and Distance sensors to seek, crash, and clear cube 'castles' to score points in the Castle Crasher competition!

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Coding

Cube Collector

In this Unit, you will explore the difference between driver control and autonomous challenges, as you learn to drive the Clawbot and code it to sort and stack cubes in the Cube Collector competition!

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Engineering

Tallest Tower