STEM Labs
VEX IQ Activities
These activities offer more ways to engage with the VEX IQ (2nd generation) Kit, providing simple one page exercises that blend STEM concepts with curricular content in fun and engaging ways.
They are designed to be easy to follow for independent student use, giving them great flexibility in terms of classroom implementation. Activities can be used as part of a teacher's lesson, as an extension activity, or as a scaffolding strategy to support differentiated learning.
Each one is designed with Step by Step instructions for students to complete the activity, as well as "Level Up" prompts for additional challenges, and "Pro Tips" to highlight techniques and concepts around building and design.
Click on one of the tiles below to access a VEX IQ Activity.
Coding
1..2..3.. Green Light

Create a VEXcode IQ project using the Touch LED Sensor.
Engineering
Advanced Scavenger Hunt

Use the Interactive Parts Poster and your Kit to learn how pieces work together.
Coding
BaseBot Driver

Navigate a city maze using the Controller. First, build the city, then drive in it!
Coding
Basketball Drills

Use My Blocks to pass parameters and organize your code in VEXcode IQ.
Controller
Block Party

How fast can you move three cubes to a new location using the Controller?
Engineering
Build a Wagon

Create an addition to the BaseBot to carry an IQ Cube up an inclined plane!
Engineering
Build It, Make It, Engineer It

Can you build a house? Will it stay up during a windstorm? Let's find out!
Engineering
Can You Name That Part?

Play a game to find parts of the VEX IQ Kit!
Coding
Color Sensing

Use the Optical Sensor to travel from cube to cube!
Engineering
Covered Maze Box

Design a maze that a marble can move through, then add walls and a roof, so the player can't see the course.
Coding
Decision Maker

Use Operator blocks to make decisions in VEXcode IQ.
Controller
Defend the Castle

Drive your Clawbot to build a wall and defend your castle!
Coding
Drive Forward and Reverse

Autonomously move your robot forward and backwards!
Controller
Driver Configurations

Test your robot driving skills with four different driving configurations!
Engineering
Forward, Lift, Reverse

Which direction is faster when moving an object?
Coding
Golf Course Mower

Code your BaseBot to drive over the entire golf course, while avoiding the sandpits!
Engineering
Hang Out

Can you build a device that hangs out off of your desk?
Engineering
How Big Are Your Teeth?

Can you calculate the pitch of your gears and sprockets?
Coding
Magic Movement

Use the Distance Sensor to magically move your BaseBot!
Coding
Marker Maze

Can your BaseBot turn at the correct angle to avoid knocking over the markers?
Coding
Navigate the Maze - Autonomous

Code your robot to solve a cube maze!
Controller
Navigate the Maze with Driver Control

Drive your BaseBot using the Controller to solve a cube maze!
Engineering
Pendulum Time!

Make changes to the Pendulum to see how it affects its swing.
Engineering
Pinball Wizard

Create a pinball game that includes simple machines using VEX IQ parts!
Art
Pitch Pointillism

Use your VEX IQ Pitch Shafts to create a piece of original art!
Engineering
Ramp Racers

Modify the wheel on your VEX IQ Inclined Plane and race a friend!
Engineering
Rubber Band Car

Can you design and build a car powered only by a single rubber band?
Engineering
Sammy Rescue

Sammy has fallen into a crater and needs your help! Create a rescue contraption using a pulley to lift Sammy out of the crater and back to safety.
Engineering
Scavenger Hunt

Use the Interactive Parts Poster to learn more about your VEX IQ (2nd gen) Kit and find all the pieces described.
Coding
Secret Code

Use the Controller to flash out a secret message with the Touch LED Sensor.
Math
Spin Your Wheels

Can you calculate how fast your wheel spins using measurements from a VEXcode IQ Project?
Engineering
Tallest Tower Challenge

Can you build a taller freestanding tower than your partner using the same 10 pieces?
Coding
The Claw

Use your Clawbot to strategically remove VEX pieces from a pile.
Coding
To the Left, To the Right

Code the BaseBot to turn left and right.
Coding
Traffic Signals

How many cards does it take to get to the finish line?
Engineering
Triple Transfer

How fast can you move three blocks to a new location?
Math
VEX Teasers

Use your VEX IQ pieces to solve some spatial reasoning brain teasers.
Engineering
Wheel and Axle Lunar Rover

Design a Lunar Rover that will need to have an axle and wheel to drive on the moon. Use as many axles and wheels as you need.
Engineering
Wheel It!

Design a Wheelbarrow that incorporates more than one simple machine.
Math
Wheel Turns

Use your VEX IQ wheels and a ruler to measure how far a wheel travels each time it turns.