VEX 123 STEM Lab Unit Concepts

This table shows all of the VEX123 STEM Lab units and the main concepts covered in each one. Links are available to each Unit, from which the Unit Overview and individual Lab content can be viewed. 

All VEX 123 STEM Labs follow the same Engage – Play – Share format. To learn more about what a STEM Labs is, see this article. To learn more about implementing a VEX 123 STEM Lab Unit in your classroom, see this article.

To see how these Units can be sequenced together, see the VEX 123 Cumulative Pacing Guide. To see how these STEM Lab Units connect to VEX 123 Activity Series and Activities in a suggested sequence, see the 1:1 Pacing Guide.

 

STEM Lab Unit

Unit Concepts

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Meet Your Robot Unit.
Link to Meet Your Robot

  • What is a robot?
  • Introduction to the 123 Robot
  • Literacy

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Number Line Unit.

Link to Number Line

  • Numeracy 
  • Addition 

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Touch to Code Unit.

Link to Touch to Code

  • Programming Language 
  • Robot Behaviors
  • Sequencing 
  • Phonics

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Moving from Touch to Coder Unit.

Link to Moving from Touch to Coder

  • Robot Behaviors
  • Introduction to the VEX Coder

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Find the Bug Unit.

Link to Find the Bug

  • Debugging
  • Using the Step button
  • Sequencing

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Role Play Robot Unit.

Link to Role Play Robot

  • Sequencing
  • Social Emotional Learning (SEL) 

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Calm Down Robot Unit.

Link to Calm Down Robot

  • Sequencing 
  • Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Coding Fundamentals Unit.

Link to Coding Fundamentals

  • Robot Behaviors
  • Sequencing
  • Debugging

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Little Red Robot Unit.

Link to Little Red Robot

  • Eye Sensor
  • Literacy

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Mars Rover - Surface Operations Unit.

Mars Rover – Surface Operations

  • Robot Behaviors
  • Introduction to VEXcode 123 

 

123 STEM Lab Unit tile for the Mars Rover - Landing Challenge Unit.

Mars Rover – Landing Challenge

  • Eye Sensor
  • Sequencing
  • Loops

 

 

 

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