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
At a Distance
Use the Distance Sensor to avoid cubes!
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
Code a Code
Send a secret message using the Touch LED.
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
Cube Crasher Challenge
Code the BaseBot to knock down cubes!
Coding
Cube Pusher
Code the BaseBot to push cubes out of the square!
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!
Coding
Follow the Light
Drive your robot using a flashlight!
Engineering
Forward, Lift, Reverse
Which direction is faster when moving an object?
Science
Get a Grip
Test the grip of different VEX IQ tires!
Math
Get in Shape
Use connectors to create different shapes.
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
It’s All Relative
Use multiplication to reduce a scale model.
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
Use the Bumper Switch to solve a cube maze!
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.
Engineering
Signs
Can you build a sign with parts from your VEX IQ Kit?
Math
Spin Your Wheels
Can you calculate how fast your wheel spins using measurements from a VEXcode IQ Project?
Coding
Square Dance
Code the BaseBot to drive in a square!
Coding
Stop and Go
Code the BaseBot to travel to different locations!
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?
Art
Tread Art
Use your VEX IQ wheels to create a piece of abstract art!
Engineering
Triple Transfer
How fast can you move three blocks to a new location?
Coding
Turn Around
Learn about the BaseBot’s heading to push cubes!
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.