Technology
What device acts as the main controller for a VEX EXP robot
What is The VEX EXP Brain
What term describes the process of testing, improving, and retesting a robot design
What is Iteration
What structured process do students use to plan, build, test, and improve their robots
What is the Engineering Design Process
This is the hands-on learning approach NEAAAT uses that focuses on solving real-world problems through teamwork and creativity.
What is Project-Based Learning (PBL)?
This competency focuses on expressing ideas clearly and listening respectfully.
What is an Engaged Communicator?
What do we call the handheld device used to drive a VEX EXP robot
What is The VEX EXP Controller
What do we call the structural pieces that form the frame of a VEX EXP robot
What is Metal C-channels and beams
What do we call early drawings or ideas showing what a robot might look like
What is sketches
NEAAAT students use this digital tool every day to check schedules, assignments, and announcements.
What is Lift?
This competency describes a student who works well with others and contributes in teams.
What is a Collaborating Teammate?
What type of code can students use to program a VEX EXP robot in VEXcode
What is Block coding
What simple machine is used in VEX EXP when two gears interact
What is a gear train
In the design process, what step involves identifying what the robot must be able to do
Defining the problem or requirements
This is the special area at NEAAAT where students practice engineering, technology, building, and creating prototypes.
What is Coach Whidbee’s Room?
This competency highlights being responsible for your actions and choices.
What is a Responsible Citizen?
What type of battery powers a VEX EXP robot
What is a rechargeable Li-Ion VEX EXP Smart Battery
Changing gear sizes on a robot allows engineers to adjust what two important things
What is Speed and torque
When students brainstorm multiple robot ideas, what is the main goal
What is to generate many creative solutions
These five skills make up NEAAAT’s Portrait of a Graduate and describe the type of student NEAAAT aims to develop.
What are the Engage Communicator, Confident Achiever, Empathetic Learner, Responsible Citizen, and Collaborating Teammate?
This competency shows a student who believes in their ability to learn, grow, and succeed.
What is a Confident Achiever?
What technology allows the EXP Brain to connect with motors and sensors using smart ports
VEX Smart Port technology
What part helps reduce friction on a rotating shaft inside a VEX EXP build
What is a bearing
What is the purpose of creating a prototype in the design phase
What is to test ideas before building the final robot
This large room at NEAAAT is used for school assemblies, events, and sometimes robotics competitions.
What is the Multipurpose Room?
This competency focuses on understanding others’ feelings and perspectives.
What is an Empathetic Learner?