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VEX GO STEM Lab Unit Concepts

This table shows all of the VEX GO 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 GO 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 GO STEM Lab Unit in your classroom, see this article.

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

 

STEM Lab Unit

Unit Concepts

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Intro to Building Unit.
Link to Intro to Building

  • Introduction to building with VEX GO Kit pieces 
  • Design constraints
  • Spatial language

 

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Physical Science Unit.

Link to Physical Science

  • Force and motion
  • Gathering and using data

 

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Mars Rover Surface Operations Unit.

Link to Mars Rover – Surface Operations

  • Coding
  • Sequencing 
  • Project planning

 

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Mars Rover Landing Challenge Unit.

Link to Mars Rover – Landing Challenge

  • Coding 
  • Sequencing
  • Sensors
  • Loops

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Mars Rover Exploring Mars Geology Unit.

Link to Mars Rover – Exploring Mars Geology

  • Coding
  • Sensors
  • Loops
  • Conditionals
  • My Blocks

 

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Simple Machines Unit.

Link to Simple Machines

  • What is a simple machine? 
  • Force and motion

 

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Fractions Unit.

Link to Fractions

  • Numerator/Denominator
  • Equivalent fractions

 

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Pendulum Game Unit.

Link to Pendulum Game

  • Building a pendulum
  • Iterative problem solving
  • Collaboration

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Fun Frogs Unit.

Link to Fun Frogs

  • Life Science – Life Cycles
  • Writing

 

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Code Base Unit.

Link to Code Base

  • Remote controlled driving
  • Coding
  • Sensors

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Battle Boats Unit.

Link to Battle Boats

  • Coordinate plane

 

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Look Alike Unit.

Link to Look Alike

  • Traits
  • Trait inheritance

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Parade Float Unit.

Link to Parade Float
  • Engineering Design Process
  • Coding
  • Sequencing

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Robot Jobs Unit.

Link to Robot Jobs

  • Coding
  • Sequencing
  • Project planning

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Super Car Unit.

Link to Super Car

  • Force and motion
  • Speed
  • Gathering and using data

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Ocean Emergency Unit.

Link to Ocean Emergency

  • Coding
  • Robot behaviors
  • Sequencing

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Helping Hand Unit.

Link to Helping Hand

  • Mechanisms
  • Authentic problem solving

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Magnet Car Unit.

Link to Magnet Car

  • Magnetism

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Pantograph Unit.

Link to Pantograph

  • Mechanics of a pantograph
  • Scale

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Robot Arm Unit.

Link to Robot Arm

  • What is a robotic arm? 
  • Using a robotic arm
  • Coding a robotic arm

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Mars Math Expedition Unit.

Link to Mars Math Expedition

  • VEX GO Competitions
  • Collaboration

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Ocean Science Exploration Unit.

Link to Ocean Science Exploration

  • VEX GO Competitions
  • Collaboration

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the Village Engineering Construction Unit.

Link to Village Engineering Construction
  • VEX GO Competitions
  • Collaboration

GO STEM Lab Unit tile for the City Technology Rebuild Unit.

Link to City Technology Rebuild
  • VEX GO Competitions
  • Collaboration

 

 

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