Here’s a quick and easy get-to-know-you activity with VEX GO. This activity could be used during the first weeks of school, provided your students have a basic idea of how to connect GO pieces.
All you need is VEX GO Kits and a paper lunch bag for this idea.
Pair students up, and give each pair a bag with about 15 Pieces from the GO Kit. Give them a variety of pieces, including connectors, and also add in a few pins and standoffs. Challenge each pair to talk and come up with one thing they have in common that they can collaborate to build with their pieces. For example, if two students both like to play piano, they can do their best to build a keyboard, or a music note, with their pieces.
When everyone is finished building, each pair should find another pair and share what they built, and why.
This is a great way to get students to practice a little free building while they find out what they have in common with their classmates! You can remind students that their creation definitely does not have to be a perfect representation!
Have fun trying this activity out, and if you have any other fun beginning of the year GO activities, please share!
