- Grade(s): 9-12
- Time: 1 week
Description
Students will be introduced to the V5 Electromagnet and explore how to create a project where the V5 Workcell uses the electromagnet to pick up and drop off colored disks in a specific location. Students will also read about palletizing and pick and place cycles in manufacturing.
Essential Question(s)
- How do I use the V5 Workcell with an electromagnet to pick up and place disks?
Understanding(s)
Students will understand:
- How to code the V5 Electromagnet to pick up and place disks.
- That a user interface allows user to interact with a robot to provide input or observe outputs.
Objective(s)
- Identify how to use the [Energize electromagnet] block in VEXcode V5.
- Identify how to use the [Wait] block in VEXcode V5.
- Identify that a user interface allows a person to interact with a robot.
- Identify how to launch VEXcode V5.
- Identify how to open an example project.
- Identify how to name and save a VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify how to download and run a VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify how to add blocks to a VEXcode V5 project.
- Identify how to configure a V5 Electromagnet in VEXcode V5.
- Identify and record the x, y, and z-values of points on the Workcell.
Vocabulary
- Electromagnet
- A specific type of magnet where the magnetic field is produced by an electric current.
- User Interface (UI)
- A device which allows a person to control the behavior of the robot.
Materials Needed
| Quantity | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| 1 per group |
V5 Workcell |
| 1 per group | |
| 1 per group |
VEXcode V5 |
| 1 per group |
Engineering Notebook |
| 1 per group |
Device to run VEXcode V5 |
| 1 per group |
Micro-USB cable |
| 3 per group |
Colored Disks (1x red, 1x blue, 1x green) |
| 1 per group |
Educational Standard(s)
- 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.
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 5b: Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 5d: Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.
Go to this page in the Knowledge Base to see a cumulative list of VEX V5 Workcell STEM Labs standards.