Accessing VEX IQ (2nd gen) STEM Lab Videos for Export

The videos in VEX IQ (2nd gen) STEM Labs are an essential resource for educators and students using VEX STEM Labs.  There may be instances in which you would like to add them to an LMS, or other instances in which videos from the VEX server may be blocked by network firewalls or other restrictions. In order to provide access to the STEM Lab videos, we have supplied a shared Google Drive folder containing all of the videos from the IQ (2nd gen) STEM Labs.

This article explains the contents and structure of the files in this folder.

Select this link to access the Google Drive folder.

Folder of VEX IQ (2nd gen) STEM Lab Videos opened in Google Drive. Inside there are folders corresponding to each STEM Lab.

When you open the Google Drive folder, you will see a folder for each IQ (2nd gen) STEM Lab.

Folder of IQ Castle Crasher (2nd gen) Videos opened in Google Drive. Inside there are folders corresponding to each Lesson.

Upon opening one of the STEM Lab folders, you will see a folder for each Lesson in the STEM Lab.

Folder of IQ Castle Crasher (2nd gen) Lesson 2 Videos opened in Google Drive. Inside there are video files corresponding to each video in that lesson, and a folder of the lesson's Caption Files.

Inside each of the Lesson folders are the videos for that Lesson. They are listed in order as they appear in the Lesson.

Close up of an IQ STEM Lab video file to illustrate the naming system. The video's name reads IQ_CastleCrasher_Lesson_2_2_Learn_CalculatingTurns.mp4.

All videos are named according to the same system. The sections of each video name are separated by underscores and are as listed in this example:

  • VEX Platform (IQ)
  • STEM Lab Name (Castle Crasher)
  • Lesson Number (Lesson 2)
  • # of Video in that Lesson (2)
  • Lesson Page (Learn)
  • Name of Video (CalculatingTurns)

Folder of IQ Castle Crasher (2nd gen) Lesson 2 Videos opened in Google Drive. Inside there is a folder named Caption Files and it is highlighted.

Caption files for each video are also included in a separate folder. They are provided in .srt and .vtt formats.

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