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Speedy Delivery Preview

  • 12-18 years old
  • 45 minutes - 3 hours, 50 minutes
  • Intermediate
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Description

Students are asked to program a robot to navigate a warehouse and to prepare packages for delivery.

Key Concepts

  • Programing
  • Robot Behaviors
  • Iterative Design

Objectives

  • Apply building instructions to create a robot to complete a specific task.

  • Identify the applications of the [Spin for] and [Spin to position] blocks.

  • Identify the sequence needed to capture and transport an object to a specific location.

  • Explain the appropriate use case for the [Set motor timeout] block.

  • Use the Device Info on the VEX IQ Brain to understand the arm's and claw's ranges of motion.

  • Create a plan for sequencing the project's programming utilizing pseudocode.

Materials needed

  • 1 or more VEX IQ Super Kit

  • Roll of tape

  • Scissors

  • Meter stick or ruler

  • Engineering notebook

  • Aluminum cans or empty water bottles

  • A stopwatch or any device that can track a minute of time

  • 1.22 x 2.44 m (or 4 x 8 feet) open area

  • Optional: VEX IQ Challenge Field

  • VEXcode IQ

    • IQ Clawbot Template

Facilitation Notes

  • Ensure all required parts for the build are available prior to starting this STEM Lab.

  • Make sure that there is ample space in the classroom to measure and tape the layout of the "warehouse" that will be used in the activity. If you have a VEX IQ Challenge Field, the dimensions for the activity are the same as the field.

  • If multiple students will be downloading their saved projects to the same robot, have the students add their initials to the name of the saved project (For example, "Forward and Backward_MW). This way students can find and make adjustments to their projects and not others.

  • An engineering notebook can be as simple as lined paper within a folder or binder. The notebook shown is a more sophisticated example that is available through VEX Robotics.

  • Students can share their pseudocode with the teacher for feedback prior to creating the project for feedback.

  • Students can create and expand on the warehouse floor plan to explore different programming options.

  • The approximate pacing of each section of the Stem Lab is as follows: Seek- 65 minutes, Play- 45 minutes, Apply- 10 minutes, Rethink- 105 minutes, Know- 5 minutes.

Further Your Learning

English/Debate

  • Discuss the pros and cons of robots completing more industrial and professional tasks as technology develops.

  • Research and write about other areas where robotic precision is being developed or should be explored.

History

  • Write a paragraph or create a timeline sharing the highlights of industrial robotic development from 1954 until present day.

Educational Standards

Standards for Technological Literacy (STL)

  • 1.F

  • 6.D

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

  • HS-ETS1-2

  • MS-ETS1-2

Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)

  • 3A-AP-13

  • 3A-AP-17

  • 3A-AP-22

  • 2-AP-10

  • 2-AP-13

  • 2-AP-19

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.3

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.3

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.9

  • MP.5

  • MP.6

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.3

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

  • 126.40.c.5.A

  • 126.40.c.5.B

  • 126.40.c.3.A

  • 126.40.c.3.B

  • 126.40.c.3.F

  • 126.40.c.3.G

  • 111.39.c.1.C