Prepare for the RFP Varied Object Challenge
In this challenge you will be given a Request For Proposal (RFP) that will require you to build or edit a robot to do as many tasks as it can in a variety of challenges. You will then respond to the RFP with a proposed solution to some or all of the tasks.
To complete this challenge you will need the following:
- V5 Classroom Super Kit
- A meter stick
- Objects that the robot can grab (cones, bean bags, erasers, markers, cubes, etc.)
- Engineering notebook
- A box or bin for the objects to be placed
Teacher Tips
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Review the concept of iteration within the engineering design process to promote iterative testing and improvements to designs.
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Preview the Varied Object Challenge RFP to help setup the scenario.
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Explore as a group the different Motion and Structure components within the V5 Classroom Super Kit.
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Show the students the objects that the robot can grab. Let the students feel the weight and shape of the objects as well.
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Ask students to set up the scenario to facilitate a better understanding of the task the robot will complete.
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Check the accuracy of your students' entries in their engineering notebooks up to this point in the STEM Lab.
Teacher Toolbox
The VEX V5 Classroom Super Kit comes with a variety of motion and structure components that will make this open-ended challenge more interesting and engaging for your students. Review the Motion and Structure tabbed sections within the listing of Kit Contents.