New Lesson Plans - VEX EXP and IQ?

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could share IQ and EXP projects beyond those available on the platform? I’m asking because I work with my students for 2-3 sessions per week, and each session lasts 90 minutes. I’ve already used most of the lesson plans provided on the website, along with some additional coding activities.

I’ve also created extra projects for my students, such as a “nurse bot” designed to deliver medicine to different rooms. However, I would love to access more challenges specifically designed for high school students to keep them engaged and challenged.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,

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Hey Debora,

I wanted to share a few suggestions that might be helpful:

  1. You can explore the V5 STEM Labs and adapt them for EXP. These two systems are very similar, so incorporating V5 content could expand your activity options.
  2. If you’re not familiar with Switch blocks, I highly recommend checking them out in VEX EXP or IQ. You can explore this year’s Hour of Code activities here: EXP, IQ. The page also includes videos on Why Use Switch? and How to Use Switch, which I think you’ll find valuable. And then you can ask students to do the same activity in Switch or pure Python.
  3. Lastly, if you are a PD+ All Access member, you can schedule a 1-on-1 session with us. We’d be happy to provide additional supports on how to modify activities to better suit your needs.

I will also let others to chime in on their IQ and EXP activities.

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Just to add on to what @Jimmy_Lin mentioned, if you provide us with some ideas/ learning targets that you are looking to reach, we would be happy to collaborate with you. Thanks!

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Hi @Debora_Inouye, Here is an article that explains how you can adapt the V5 STEM Labs with VEX EXP Kits

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My middle school robotics classes consist of my competition VEX teams, both IQ and V5. The last quarter is always challenging because most of the teams are finished for the season. I have adapted the STEM labs to keep them engaged and working on new skills that may not have been addressed in the challenge for that season. The students have loved Freeze Tag, Tug-of-War, and Robot Soccer in the past! This year, I am going to adapt Castle Crasher for the V5/EXP robots using the game elements from Tower Takeover.

When I am creating activities for my students, I work backwards from the skill I want them to learn. I have found that I can lecture about gear ratios all day, but it does not stick until they need to use them to complete a challenge. This year, the challenges did not require heavy lifting, so that will be a focus for the activities I create. Use any available materials and try to relate it to a real-world problem. After we finish our Castle Crasher game, they will be completing a “package sorting” challenge. I am planning to use cardboard boxes filled with various objects of different weights. They will need to deliver the packages to several shelves of varying heights. The concept is to simulate an Amazon Fulfillment Center. We are still a couple of months from this project, but I will share my lesson when I finish creating it!

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Love this Jamie, thanks for sharing.