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This worksheet is for use when practicing more advanced gear ratios. This worksheet takes approximately 50 min to complete. It is suggested that you include some of the vex gears to use as manipulative when using this worksheet. This worksheet does NOT teach gear ratios. It's designed to be a followup or practice to a lecture or activity explaining gear ratios. This product has been updated to include an answer key.

After several seasons of arguing with my teams about their Engineering notebooks I developed this task list. It includes all of the items and topics needed for your team to produce a winning notebook. I've made this a word document download so you can edit it. It has made a huge difference in the quality of our notebooks and helped my students and myself meet time frames for completing notebook tasks. I usually give each team a copy of this and have them complete it then hang in the classroom

If you need a 15 min time filler in robotics class this is a great worksheet. It has links to 6 robotics videos and reflections for each. You could do the entire worksheet in a 90 min sitting. However I think it's best used as a quick time filler of 15 min. Or watch a few on a day you have to have a sub. Keep the worksheet then hand out again to work on the next video when the time is right. Videos are about the variety of robotics applications in present time and the future.

This digital download includes 3 pages that help students. 1- Identify battery issues with their V5 batteries 2- Pairing the V5 Joystick controller with the V5 Cortex 3 - Activating the V5 "Competition Switch" featured on the V5 Cortex I have these printed out and laminated in my classroom so students can quickly find solutions or refresh their memory for problem solving. I'm a regular classroom teacher so all of my downloads are no fuss and no frill.

Scouting at VEX tournaments is an important part of a successful team. This is one of the scouting sheets our team uses for the current years competition - In the Zone. We are the 2017 VEX Oregon State Champion and would not have been able to achieve this without great scouting. This will download as a fully editable excel spreadsheet.

I got tired of answering the same questions over and over.... so I've started creating "template" items for my VEX robotics classroom. These are 1 page helpers for students. This item is sold by itself and as part of my VEX Helper Template Bundle. I would recommend laminating this and then making an area ( I use a wall hanging basket) to keep all of your templates in so students can answer their own questions. I will be adding to this section as I continue to make more Templates. EVERY studen

This is a handout that goes with my Gear Ratios Lecture. It is a basic lecture for Gear Ratios in VEX EDR/V5 . All of my downloads are no frills and no fuss. They are just items I use in class that I'm trying to share with others. This lecture is 24 slides long. It explains how gears work, how to calculate a gear ratio (There are several ways/methods to do this. I teach this in the way I've found my high school students can understand and apply to their robots). Teachers would need a basic u

Having a hard time deciding what type of robot to build. Complete this worksheet and learn how decision matrix can guide your design process. Students should work in teams to brainstorm and complete matrix. This worksheet is adaptable for any VEX competition

Simple worksheet to write down notes for Vex Cortex. Includes link to online flashcards of vex parts.