Units of Study Robotics

Quarter 1: Foundations

• Lab safety & expectations

• Identifying parts & tools

• Engineering design process

• Introduction to VEX code environment

• Basic robot movement

Quarter 2: Building & Programming

• Team-based robot construction

• Sensors and control

• Coding: loops, conditionals, troubleshooting

• Engineering notebooks

Quarter 3: Challenges & Team Dynamics

• Mini-challenges and performance testing

• Autonomous vs. driver control

• Advanced build iterations

• Design documentation

Quarter 4: Competition Prep & Capstone

• Final builds for competition

• Team strategy and programming integration

• Mock competitions and refinement

• Portfolio or presentation project