Clawbot with Controller Preview

Students will program the VEX Controller to direct the Clawbot through several engaging challenges using the concepts of loops and events.

Follow building instructions to create a robot that will complete a specific task.
Analyze directions to configure and program a robot to complete a series of tasks.
Pair the Controller to a VEX V5 Brain.
Download the correct project template.
Explain and use loops to create a project that programs the controller and continuously checks if the buttons/joysticks are being pressed/moved.
Create event based projects.
Explore programming code used to program the Controller using the Tank Drive and Clawbot Control example projects and test student created projects.

Teacher support, discussion questions, tips, and student assessment are all organized in the STEM lab to help teachers successfully engage students.
VEXcode V5 VEXos should be downloaded to each student device that will be used for programming the Clawbot.
Students should become familiar with the various kit pieces before beginning to build the Clawbot.
Batteries should be charged for both the Brain and Controller prior to the start of the STEM lab.
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.

Standards for Technological Literacy (STL)

9.H: Modeling, testing, evaluating, and modifying are used to transform ideas into practical solutions.
11.I: Make a product or system and document the solution.

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

HS-ETS1-2: Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.

Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)

3A-AP-13: Create prototypes that use algorithms to solve computational problems by leveraging prior student knowledge and personal interests.
3A-AP-22: Design and develop computational artifacts working in team roles using collaborative tools.

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.3: Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.3: Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks; analyze the specific results based on explanations in the text.
MP.5: Use appropriate tools strategically.
MP.6: Attend to precision.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

126.32.c.1.D: Create algorithms for the solution of various problems.
126.32.c.2.A: Seek and respond to advice from peers and professionals in evaluating problem solutions.
126.32.c.2.B: Debug and solve problems using reference materials and effective strategies.
126.32.c.4.D: Read and define a problem's description, purpose, and goals.
126.33.c.4.A: Use program design problem-solving strategies to create program solutions.
126.33.c.4.B: Define and specify the purpose and goals of solving a problem.
126.33.c.4.F: Design a solution to a problem.
126.33.c.4.G: Code a solution from a program design.
126.33.c.4.T: Develop iterative algorithms and code programs to solve practical problems.

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