EXP STEM Lab Unit Concepts

This table shows all of the VEX EXP STEM Lab Units with a breakdown of the Lessons and concepts covered within the Lesson. Links are available to the Unit, the Lessons within the Unit, and to the Learn Summaries for Direct Instruction videos.

You will notice that all Units include the same concepts for the Introduction Lesson, Competition Lesson, and the Conclusion Lesson. This common structure allows you to focus your instruction on the new STEM concepts being taught because students will become familiar with the process of using an engineering notebook and other classroom competition elements. To learn more about the structure of EXP STEM Lab Units and how to implement them in your classroom, see this article. 

To see how these Units can be sequenced together using common concepts and build instructions, see the VEX EXP Cumulative Pacing Guide.

 

STEM Lab Unit

Lessons in the Unit Concepts Addressed

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Link to Robot Soccer

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • What is an Engineering Notebook?
Lesson 2: Manipulators
Lesson 3: Robot Soccer Competition
Lesson 4: Conclusion

 

STEM Lab Unit

Lessons in the Unit Concepts Addressed

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Link to Up and Over

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • What is an Engineering Notebook?
Lesson 2: Claw Design
Lesson 3: Arm Designs
Lesson 4: Motor Groups
Lesson 5: Up and Over Competition
Lesson 6: Conclusion

 

STEM Lab Unit

Lessons in the Unit Concepts Addressed

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Link to Team Freeze Tag 

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • What is an Engineering Notebook?
Lesson 2: Driving with the EXP Controller
  • Driver Control Program
  • Controller Configurations
Lesson 3: Changing the Wheels 
Lesson 4: Adding the Bumper Switch and Printing to the Brain Screen
Lesson 5: Team Freeze Tag Competition
Lesson 6: Conclusion

 

STEM Lab Unit

Lessons in the Unit Concepts Addressed

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Link to Castle Crasher

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • What is an Engineering Notebook?
Lesson 2: Castle Crasher No Sensors
Lesson 3: Castle Crasher + Distance Sensor 
Lesson 4: Creating Algorithms
Lesson 5: Castle Crasher Competition
Lesson 6: Conclusion

 

STEM Lab Unit

Lessons in the Unit Concepts Addressed

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Link to Treasure Hunt

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • What is an Engineering Notebook?
Lesson 2: Claw No Sensor
Lesson 3: Claw With Sensor
Lesson 4: Treasure Hunt Competition
Lesson 5: Conclusion

 

STEM Lab Unit

Lessons in the Unit Concepts Addressed

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Link to Ring Leader

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • What is an Engineering Notebook?
Lesson 2: Driver Control
Lesson 3: Coding for Autonomous Movements
Lesson 4: Using Multiple Programs (Autonomous & Driver)
Lesson 5: Ring Leader Competition
Lesson 6: Conclusion

 

STEM Lab Unit

Lessons in the Unit Concepts Addressed

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Link to Platform Placer

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • What is an Engineering Notebook?
Lesson 2: Manipulating Various Objects
Lesson 3: Designing Lifts
Lesson 4: Developing a Strategy
Lesson 5: Platform Placer Competition
Lesson 6: Conclusion

STEM Lab Unit

Lessons in the Unit Concepts Addressed

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Link to Bucky Basketball

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • What is an Engineering Notebook?
Lesson 2: Driving the CatapultBot
Lesson 3: Bucky Basketball Competition
Lesson 4: Conclusion

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