{"id":15,"date":"2023-05-28T23:44:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T23:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-05-31T16:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T23:10:43","slug":"lesson-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/lesson-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fed2068 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fed2068\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-681edbc\" data-id=\"681edbc\" 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class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5b9c68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5b9c68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-905de11\" data-id=\"905de11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194f2cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194f2cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lesson 1: Brain Power<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed16b83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed16b83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9645112\" data-id=\"9645112\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebdc00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ebdc00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every robot needs a brain (to control the robot program) and a battery (to provide power).<\/p><p>You will need the following items:<\/p><ul><li>VEX V5 Brain<\/li><li>VEX V5 Battery<\/li><li>Battery Cable (to connect the battery to the brain)<\/li><li>Micro USB Cable (to connect the brain to the computer)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5b443b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5b443b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68652d5\" data-id=\"68652d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44cde0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e44cde0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/brain.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-58\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65c84f1\" data-id=\"65c84f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f93100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f93100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/battery.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/battery.png 673w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/battery-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a136994\" data-id=\"a136994\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca18ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca18ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/battery-cord.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/battery-cord.png 256w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/battery-cord-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c5d3ac\" data-id=\"2c5d3ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387c8e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"387c8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/usb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/usb.jpg 345w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/usb-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abbf163 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abbf163\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c38a0a\" data-id=\"3c38a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae9106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ae9106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be extremely careful plugging in and unplugging the Micro USB connector from the V5 Brain.\u00a0 The cable only fits one way and this port can be easily broken.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-038b9e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"038b9e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5604933\" data-id=\"5604933\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2be544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2be544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/connected.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-59\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/connected.jpg 750w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/connected-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6c09dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6c09dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-437d829\" data-id=\"437d829\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cde27c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cde27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will be using VEXcode V5 software to program our robots.\u00a0 The icon looks like this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07f4f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b07f4f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-175d524\" data-id=\"175d524\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d42c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d42c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VEXcodeV5-icon-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-66\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33da654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33da654\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f5221b\" data-id=\"5f5221b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d704e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d704e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">If the software is not already installed on your computer, you can use the online version located at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/codev5.vex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/codev5.vex.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0c0efc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0c0efc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45cedf0\" data-id=\"45cedf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b69b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3b69b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VEXcodeV5-1024x634.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-86\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VEXcodeV5-1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VEXcodeV5-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VEXcodeV5-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VEXcodeV5.png 1196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4609fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4609fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb13357\" data-id=\"cb13357\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f6a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"06f6a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9561c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9561c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenge:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5414f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5414f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39918ca\" data-id=\"39918ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418e634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"418e634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s write our first program.\u00a0 In the <b>FILE <\/b>menu, select &#8220;<b>NEW BLOCKS PROJECT<\/b>&#8220;.\u00a0 Click on the &#8220;<b>VEXcode Project<\/b>&#8221; button and change the file&#8217;s name to &#8220;<b>MakingShapes<\/b>&#8220;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09fee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a09fee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/button1-q7702e9o0799yf7v42m0e6g5i20lvrkk1vqql9ygcu.png\" title=\"button1\" alt=\"button1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1d3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d1d3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To write a program, drag blocks from the library on the left and drop them onto the yellow &#8220;<b>WHEN STARTED<\/b>&#8221; block in the workspace.&nbsp; If you don&#8217;t know what a block does, you can always click on the &#8220;?&#8221; button and then click on one of the blocks to get help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ecbf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9ecbf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/button2-q772hjuvzsa6uth42rshkmh3hcdf97u83mn8r37610.png\" title=\"button2\" alt=\"button2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4923ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4923ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you do this with the &#8220;<b>DRAW RECTANGLE<\/b>&#8221; block, you will see that block requires four values (x, y, w, h):<\/p><ul><li>Value 1: the top-left corner X coordinate<\/li><li>Value 2: the top-left corner Y coordinate<\/li><li>Value 3: the width of the rectangle<\/li><li>Value 4: the height of the rectangle<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2ea82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f2ea82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It also explains how to change the color of the outside border and the inside fill color.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05f041c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05f041c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b752ea8\" data-id=\"b752ea8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5ddad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd5ddad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/brain-coordinates.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-94\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/brain-coordinates.png 370w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/brain-coordinates-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18baa1e\" data-id=\"18baa1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151d45b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"151d45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/V5_brain_screen-1024x607.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/V5_brain_screen-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/V5_brain_screen-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/V5_brain_screen-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/V5_brain_screen.png 1251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80899ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80899ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f2db2d\" data-id=\"5f2db2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797904d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"797904d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>TASK 1:<\/b><\/p><p>Make a blue square and a red square next to each other.<\/p><p><em>What happens when you change the X or Y values?\u00a0 What happens when you change the width and height values?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eea8f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eea8f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>TASK 2:<\/b><\/p><p>Make a green circle with a yellow rectangle inside of it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff82d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff82d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>TASK 3:<\/b><\/p><p>Make a smiley face.\u00a0 It should have at least the head, two eyes, and a mouth.\u00a0 Any other extra features are encouraged!<\/p><p>You can &#8220;erase&#8221; parts of a shape by drawing a black colored shape over an existing shape.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>ULTIMATE CHALLENGE: &#8220;animate&#8221; the face (wink or smile) by using timing (&#8220;WAIT&#8221; blocks).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622fb6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"622fb6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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