Teacher Resources
Watch the game reveal video to learn more about the 2023-2024 VRC Over Under game. Reference the Facilitation Guide linked below for specific information on how to prepare and lead this STEM Lab Unit with your students. Beneath this video and link are additional resources available to support you as you implement the Over Under STEM Lab with your students.
Facilitating Over Under
Supporting Collaboration
Watch this video to learn more about collaborative decision making so that you can support your students as they work together in this Unit.
After watching the video, you can use this article about student collaboration in STEM Lab Units to help develop teamwork strategies with your team.
Note: this video and related VEX Library article reference VEX EXP. Both VEX V5 and VEX EXP employ a similar metal-based construction system, making the discussed concepts applicable to both platforms.
Planning and Implementation
Facilitating the Over Under Unit
View the Facilitation Guide to find support as you facilitate each of the Lessons in this Unit. An answer key for the Check Your Understanding Questions throughout the Unit are also provided for reference while you complete the Unit with your students.
Facilitating This Unit
Check Your Understanding Questions Answer Key
Game Manual
Here is a link to the 2023-2024 VRC Over Under Game Manual. Refer to the Game Manual for questions about rules, scoring, and comprehensive information about the game.
VEX V5 Leaderboard
The VEX V5 Leaderboard is a fun and interactive tool that can be used to display and document student performance in STEM Lab Unit challenges and competitions, keeping students engaged with each other and the competition.
Pacing Guide
Teachers and schools desire a plan for instruction that aligns with their goals. Check out our recommendations for pacing instruction based on the school calendar, the classroom schedule, and student learning needs.
Cumulative Pacing Guide
Standards Alignment
VEX V5 STEM Lab Units align with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and Common Core Math/ELA standards. View the following sheets to see where and how these standards are reached in the Units.
Engineering Notebook
Engineering Notebooks are a key part of a competition team's materials. Learn about notebooking, with examples and student interviews, to help facilitate your team's engineering notebook practices at notebooking.vex.com. View digital engineering notebook templates to get started with a digital notebook.
Parent Support
Learn more about how parents can support your team during the competition season. View parents.vex.com and share the link with families to help engage parents in what your students are doing with VRC Over Under.
Facilitation Support
Learn more about facilitating productive and meaningful conversations with students as they are building, collaborating, coding, and building resilience through the VEX V5 STEM Lab Units, with these VEX Library articles.
Facilitating Engineering Conversations with Students Facilitating Coding Conversations with Students Using Pair Programming for Student Collaboration Building Resilience with Effective Feedback
Customizing Resources
The Facilitation Guide, Check Your Understanding questions, and Letter Home are available as editable Google Docs and Sheets, so you can copy and personalize them to best fit your needs. These articles will guide you through how to make a copy of these documents in your personal Google Drive, or download them for editing with Microsoft Word.