How does coding impact the ways we can use drones?
Welcome to Mission 4!
This Mission is different than any other so far in Take Flight. In this mission, you start by leading a whole group, unplugged challenge. Then, flight crews dive into different stations to learn new skills and refine skills practiced in earlier Missions.
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Students
Who belongs in STEM? Everyone! The activities in this mission will help students see that the world needs a wide range of people to work in STEM careers and it will help dispel stereotypes about who will be successful in careers that involve science, technology, engineering and math.
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Every student will need a copy!
This portfolio is where students can capture their learning. They can take notes, make drawings, and document what they do. You can print a copy or share the portofolio virtually.
Description: Students will use paper Code Blocks to practice building code that instructs a drone to fly specific flight patterns.
Time estimate: 15 minutes
Materials:
Set of Code Blocks for each student or flight team.
Description: Flight crews have built drone flying skills using the controller. Now it’s time to explore making a drone travel a flight path on its own.
Time estimate: 2 sessions of 30 minutes.
Materials:
A computer or tablet device with a Chrome browser
Blockly (for CoDrone EDU) programming site ( ⚠️ Important: Use Chrome as your browser)
Measuring devices
Description: In this challenge, you will learn how to use block coding to make a programmable drone travel a flight path.
Time estimate: 2 sessions of 35 minutes
Materials:
A computer or tablet device with a Chrome browser
Blockly (for CoDrone EDU) programming site ( ⚠️ Important: Use Chrome as your browser)
Measuring devices
Landing Assessment Questions & Answers
At the end of each mission is a Landing Assessment. This Assessment consists of a 5-10 question multiple choice quiz and a few open-ended questions. After completing this assessment students receive a downloadable certificate of completion for the Coding mission. This link is NOT a template; the data will go directly to the CAST Research Team.
On completion of the post-assessment, students will receive a Certificate of Completion for STEM Communication Skills.
If you get stuck at any point during this mission, please contact takeflight@cast.org for help.
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