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 Ocean Exploration Field |
1 per class |
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To build Stage 2 of the competition field before beginning the Lab activities |
1 per class | |
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For students to build the Competition Base 2.0 Hero Robot |
1 per group | |
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For students to add onto the Competition Base to build the Competition Advanced 2.0 Hero Robot |
1 per group | |
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For students to use VEXcode GO |
1 per group | |
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For students to drive the Hero Robot using the Drive Tab |
1 per group | |
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For teachers and students to reference throughout the Lab |
1 for teacher facilitation | |
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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 |
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To help remove pins or pry beams apart |
1 per group | |
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Blueprint Worksheet (Google / .docx / .pdf) and/or Data Collection Sheet (Google / .docx / .pdf) (optional) |
For students to document their learning throughout the Lab |
1 per group |
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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' scores during the competition |
1 per class |
Engage
Begin the lab by engaging with the students.
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Hook
Introduce students to the new goal of moving sensors and Field objects in the Data Discovery competition. Using what you learned in Lab 1, how do you think you might move sensors from the Underwater Lab to specific colored squares in the Field? What are some different ways to move the samples to be placed on specific tiles? What do you remember about working as a team in Lab 1, 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 this competition?
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Build
Competition Advanced 2.0 Hero Robot
Play
Allow students to explore the concepts introduced.
Part 1
Introduce the goal of the Data Discovery competition, and how sensors can be scored on and around the Lab on the Field. Then model how to connect a Brain to VEXcode GO, and use the Drive tab to drive the Hero Robot to move, lift, and place sensors on the colored tiles and push the pipeline into alignment. Students will take turns driving the Hero Robot to move sensors to specific tiles and the pipeline into alignment.
Mid-Play Break
Students will talk about how they were able to work together to score sensors at specific locations on the Field and various ways they found to move Field objects. They will discuss what was challenging for them, how they solved the problem, and how they can apply what they have learned through their driving practice in Play Part 1 to help them compete successfully in the Data Discovery competition.
Part 2
Students will apply what they practiced in Play Part 1 to participate in the Data Discovery Competition! Each team will try to score as many points as they can in a one minute match, by moving sensors and Field objects around the Field with the Hero Robot.
Share
Allow students to discuss and display their learning.
Discussion Prompts
- What went well for your team in the competition? What would you do differently next time?
- Did collaboration lead to a better score in the competition? If so, how?
- What have you learned about driving the Hero Robot to move, place and manipulate objects on the Field that might be useful in future competitions?