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VEX EXPSTEM Lab Unit - Team Freeze Tag
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Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)3A-AP-16Design and iteratively develop computational artifacts for practical intent, personal expression, or to address a societal issue by using events to initiate instructions.In Lesson 4 and the Team Freeze Tag Competition, students will develop a project that enables their robot to be driven to play Team Freeze Tag, using the Bumper Sensor to trigger a color change on the Brain Screen and to stop the robot from moving for several seconds. Students will iterate on their robot design and code in order to maximize their ability to drive the robot and adhere to the rules of the Team Freeze Tag competition.
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Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)3A-AP-22Design and develop computational artifacts working in team roles using collaborative tools.Students will work collaboratively in groups to develop and iterate on their robot design, code, driver and game strategies throughout the Unit, in preparation for the Team Freeze Tag competition. Students will track their design decisions, roles on the team, and project development in their engineering notebooks, and will reflect on their ability to work together during the self-reflection and Debrief Conversation at the conclusion of the Unit.
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International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)4aStudents know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.Throughout the Practice and Compete sections of each Lesson, and the Team Freeze Tag competition itself, students will continually use the engineering design process in order to iterate on their robot design and/or code, to better accomplish the task or goal of the challenge.
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International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)4cStudents develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.In the Driving with the EXP Controller lesson, students test Controller configurations. In the Changing the Wheels lesson, students test wheel options, and then choose the best options for their robot to compete in the Team Freeze Tag game in the competition Lesson. In the Team Freeze Tag competition, they design additions for their BaseBot, testing and refining them to obtain the best outcome in the game.
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International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)4dStudents exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.The Compete challenges and Team Freeze Tag competition offer an open-ended problem solving opportunity for students to engage in collaborative decision-making, analyzing competition rules to gain clarity about the goal of the challenge, and to persevere as they design, test, and refine their code and/or robot design.
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International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)7cStudents contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.Students will work collaboratively and assume a variety of roles, throughout the Team Freeze Tag Unit to build, iterate on, and document their robot, driving strategies, project and overall game strategy in preparation for the Team Freeze Tag Competition. During the competition, teams will be grouped together and students will work in various roles to create a cohesive game strategy to maximize their chances of winning in a two-on-two competition match.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP3Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.As students engage in collaborative data-based decision making in their groups, they will use evidence from their iterations and documented in their engineering notebooks to construct arguments about design and project choices, and to critique the reasoning of others using data.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5Use appropriate tools strategically.As students test and choose driver and wheel configurations for their BaseBot in Lessons 2 and 3, they will use data collected in their engineering notebooks to inform their decisions about how to create the most effective and efficient robot for Team Freeze Tag. In Lessons 4 and 5, students will add a Bumper Sensor to their robot and continue to used the tools at their disposal in the VEX EXP Kit and their engineering notebooks to identify a game strategy for the competition.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.Throughout the Unit, students will engage in collaborative discussions with their groups to complete the activities and competition within each Lesson. They will use the information they have learned in the Learn section, along with notes and evidence from their testing and practice trials, to express their ideas, offer arguments from evidence, and build on each other's ideas with clarity.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1BWork with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed.Students will learn about collaborative decision making processes and making data-based decisions within their group. Each decision made about iterations to the robot, code, driver, or game strategy, will need to be made using these processes, and students will document their decision making strategies so that they can discuss their methods with the teacher during the self-reflection and Debrief Conversation at the close of the Unit.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1CPropel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.Students will engage in questioning as part of the engineering design process as they continue to iterate on their robot and driver skills and strategies in the Practice and Compete sections of each Lesson. Students will use data from trials and their notes from the Learn section of the Lesson to clarify, verify, or challenge ideas in order to make data-based decisions within their group. During the Team Freeze Tag competition, groups will form teams that will have to collaborate on a cohesive game strategy together, as they question, clarify, and learn from one another's experiences throughout the Unit.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.Throughout the Unit, students will engage in collaborative discussions with their groups to complete the activities and competition within each Lesson. They will use the information they have learned in the Learn section, along with notes and evidence from their testing and practice trials, to express their ideas, offer arguments from evidence, and build on each other's ideas with clarity.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1BWork with peers to promote civil, democratic discussions and decision-making, set clear goals and deadlines, and establish individual roles as needed.Students will learn about collaborative decision making processes and making data-based decisions within their group. Each decision made about iterations to the robot, code, driver, or game strategy, will need to be made using these processes, and students will document their decision making strategies so that they can discuss their methods with the teacher during the self-reflection and Debrief Conversation at the close of the Unit.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1CPropel conversations by posing and responding to questions that probe reasoning and evidence; ensure a hearing for a full range of positions on a topic or issue; clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions; and promote divergent and creative perspectives.Students will engage in questioning as part of the engineering design process as they continue to iterate on their robot and driver skills and strategies in the Practice and Compete sections of each Lesson. Students will use data from trials and their notes from the Learn section of the Lesson to clarify, verify, or challenge ideas in order to make data-based decisions within their group. During the Team Freeze Tag competition, groups will form teams that will have to collaborate on a cohesive game strategy together, as they question, clarify, and learn from one another's experiences throughout the Unit.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.During the self-reflection portion of each Lesson, and in the culminating Debrief Conversation, students will reflect on their learning processes and findings using evidence from their Engineering Notebooks to organize and support their presentation.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.During the self-reflection portion of each Lesson, and in the culminating Debrief Conversation, students will reflect on their learning processes and findings using evidence from their Engineering Notebooks to organize and support their presentation. Students will engage in both written and verbal reflections in a range of formal and informal settings, as they present their learning processes and findings to the teacher and other students.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.36.1.AEngage in meaningful and respectful discourse by listening actively, responding appropriately, and adjusting communication to audiences and purposes.Throughout the Unit, students will engage in respectful group discussions in order to apply their learning and make decisions about their robot and code to complete the Lesson activities. In the Team Freeze Tag competition, groups will form teams that will have to collaborate on a cohesive game strategy together, as they question, clarify, and learn from one another's experiences throughout the Unit. During the Debrief Conversation, students will engage in further discourse as they reflect on and present their learning and findings to students and their teacher.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.36.1.BFollow and give complex oral instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, or solve problems.As students are building, driving, and iterating on their robot, code, and strategy during the Practice and Compete sections of the Lessons, they will verbally distribute tasks, give instructions for how to drive and build effectively, and answer questions and solve problems to make the robot and/or driver better able to participate in the task at hand.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.36.1.DParticipate collaboratively, building on the ideas of others, contributing relevant information, developing a plan for consensus building, and setting ground rules for decision making.Students will learn about collaborative decision making processes and making data-based decisions within their group. Each decision made about iterations to the robot will need to be made using these processes, and students will document their decision making strategies so that they can discuss their methods with the teacher during the self-reflection and Debrief Conversation at the close of the Unit.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.37.1.AEngage in meaningful and respectful discourse by listening actively, responding appropriately, and adjusting communication to audiences and purposes.Throughout the Unit, students will engage in respectful group discussions in order to apply their learning and make decisions about their robot and code to complete the Lesson activities. In the Team Freeze Tag competition, groups will form teams that will have to collaborate on a cohesive game strategy together, as they question, clarify, and learn from one another's experiences throughout the Unit. During the Debrief Conversation, students will engage in further discourse as they reflect on and present their learning and findings to students and their teacher.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.37.1.BFollow and give complex oral instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, or solve problems.As students are building, driving, and iterating on their robot, code, and strategy during the Practice and Compete sections of the Lessons, they will verbally distribute tasks, give instructions for how to drive and build effectively, and answer questions and solve problems to make the robot and/or driver better able to participate in the task at hand.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.37.1.DParticipate collaboratively, building on the ideas of others, contributing relevant information, developing a plan for consensus building, and setting ground rules for decision making.Students will learn about collaborative decision making processes and making data-based decisions within their group. Each decision made about iterations to the robot will need to be made using these processes, and students will document their decision making strategies so that they can discuss their methods with the teacher during the self-reflection and Debrief Conversation at the close of the Unit.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.38.1.AEngage in meaningful and respectful discourse by listening actively, responding appropriately, and adjusting communication to audiences and purposes.Throughout the Unit, students will engage in respectful group discussions in order to apply their learning and make decisions about their robot and code to complete the Lesson activities. In the Team Freeze Tag competition, groups will form teams that will have to collaborate on a cohesive game strategy together, as they question, clarify, and learn from one another's experiences throughout the Unit. During the Debrief Conversation, students will engage in further discourse as they reflect on and present their learning and findings to students and their teacher.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.38.1.BFollow and give complex oral instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, or solve problems.As students are building, driving, and iterating on their robot, code, and strategy during the Practice and Compete sections of the Lessons, they will verbally distribute tasks, give instructions for how to drive and build effectively, and answer questions and solve problems to make the robot and/or driver better able to participate in the task at hand.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.38.1.DParticipate collaboratively, building on the ideas of others, contributing relevant information, developing a plan for consensus building, and setting ground rules for decision making.Students will learn about collaborative decision making processes and making data-based decisions within their group. Each decision made about iterations to the robot will need to be made using these processes, and students will document their decision making strategies so that they can discuss their methods with the teacher during the self-reflection and Debrief Conversation at the close of the Unit.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.39.1.AEngage in meaningful and respectful discourse by listening actively, responding appropriately, and adjusting communication to audiences and purposes.Throughout the Unit, students will engage in respectful group discussions in order to apply their learning and make decisions about their robot and code to complete the Lesson activities. In the Team Freeze Tag competition, groups will form teams that will have to collaborate on a cohesive game strategy together, as they question, clarify, and learn from one another's experiences throughout the Unit. During the Debrief Conversation, students will engage in further discourse as they reflect on and present their learning and findings to students and their teacher.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.39.1.BFollow and give complex oral instructions to perform specific tasks, answer questions, or solve problems.As students are building, driving, and iterating on their robot, code, and strategy during the Practice and Compete sections of the Lessons, they will verbally distribute tasks, give instructions for how to drive and build effectively, and answer questions and solve problems to make the robot and/or driver better able to participate in the task at hand.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (ELA)110.39.1.DParticipate collaboratively, building on the ideas of others, contributing relevant information, developing a plan for consensus building, and setting ground rules for decision making.Students will learn about collaborative decision making processes and making data-based decisions within their group. Each decision made about iterations to the robot will need to be made using these processes, and students will document their decision making strategies so that they can discuss their methods with the teacher during the self-reflection and Debrief Conversation at the close of the Unit.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (Math)111.39.1BUse a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution;Students will use the engineering design process to incorporate what they have learned in the Learn section of the Lesson to the task at hand in the Practice and Compete sections, as they work collaboratively to plan, build, and iterate on their robot. Students will then evaluate their processes and the success of the solution in the self-reflection and Debrief Conversations, as they present their use of the engineering design process and how their robot and game strategy evolved over the course of the Unit.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (Math)111.40.1BUse a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution;Students will use the engineering design process to incorporate what they have learned in the Learn section of the Lesson to the task at hand in the Practice and Compete sections, as they work collaboratively to plan, build, and iterate on their robot and driver/game strategy. Students will then evaluate their processes and the success of the solution in the self-reflection and Debrief Conversations, as they present their use of the engineering design process and how their robot and game strategy evolved over the course of the Unit.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (Math)111.41.1BUse a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution;Students will use the engineering design process to incorporate what they have learned in the Learn section of the Lesson to the task at hand in the Practice and Compete sections, as they work collaboratively to plan, build, and iterate on their robot and driver/game strategy. Students will then evaluate their processes and the success of the solution in the self-reflection and Debrief Conversations, as they present their use of the engineering design process and how their robot and game strategy evolved over the course of the Unit.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (Math)111.43.1BUse a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution;Students will use the engineering design process to incorporate what they have learned in the Learn section of the Lesson to the task at hand in the Practice and Compete sections, as they work collaboratively to plan, build, and iterate on their robot and driver/game strategy. Students will then evaluate their processes and the success of the solution in the self-reflection and Debrief Conversations, as they present their use of the engineering design process and how their robot and game strategy evolved over the course of the Unit.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (Math)111.39.1CSelect tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems;Students will use tools, like the VEX EXP Kit, as well as their engineering notebooks, strategically to design, build, and iterate on the arm, claw, and motor groups of their Clawbot throughout the Unit to solve the problem of grasping, lifting, and moving a Buckyball over a barrier in preparation and as part of the Up and Over Competition.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (Math)111.40.1CSelect tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems;As students test and choose driver and wheel configurations for their BaseBot in Lessons 2 and 3, they will use data collected in their engineering notebooks to inform their decisions about how to create the most effective and efficient robot for Team Freeze Tag. In Lessons 4 and 5, students will add a Bumper Sensor to their robot and continue to use the tools at their disposal in the VEX EXP Kit and their engineering notebooks to identify a game strategy for the competition.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (Math)111.41.1CSelect tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems;As students test and choose driver and wheel configurations for their BaseBot in Lessons 2 and 3, they will use data collected in their engineering notebooks to inform their decisions about how to create the most effective and efficient robot for Team Freeze Tag. In Lessons 4 and 5, students will add a Bumper Sensor to their robot and continue to use the tools at their disposal in the VEX EXP Kit and their engineering notebooks to identify a game strategy for the competition.
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TEXAS Essential Knowledge Skills (Math)111.43.1CSelect tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems;As students test and choose driver and wheel configurations for their BaseBot in Lessons 2 and 3, they will use data collected in their engineering notebooks to inform their decisions about how to create the most effective and efficient robot for Team Freeze Tag. In Lessons 4 and 5, students will add a Bumper Sensor to their robot and continue to use the tools at their disposal in the VEX EXP Kit and their engineering notebooks to identify a game strategy for the competition.