Playground
Let the fun continue!
Welcome to our Playground! Here, you’ll find a diverse collection of extension activities designed to enrich and expand upon our main curriculum. These activities include those developed by our team at CAST as well as creative contributions from teachers who have participated in our program. Students may finish challenges in Take Flight at different rates, so if you’re looking for activities that students can do while others are still working on assignments, check out these options. Whether you're looking to deepen understanding, inspire curiosity, or provide alternative approaches, these activities are crafted to support and enhance student learning. Dive in and discover new ways to expand and bring the Take Flight curriculum to life with your students!
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Extension Activities
- Build a Better Lego Communication Game
CAST Developed
Description: In this activity, you’ll be bringing together what you’ve learned to create an improved, inclusive version of the Lego Communication Challenge. Your goal: create a version of the challenge that anyone can play.
Time estimate: 30 minutes.
Materials:
Student one page handout for this extension activity.
Pairs of identical sets of Lego pieces, about 10-14 pieces in each set.
2. Fly without Seeing: Build a Drone Obstacle Course
CAST developed
Description: Flight teams fly through an obstacle course that the pilot cannot see. The navigator and documenter must use precise and agreed upon vocabulary to give instructions for how the pilot will move through the course.
Time estimate: 30 minutes.
Materials:
Flight Crew Kit
HolyStone HS430 Drone
RCA Reno mobile phone
3 AAA batteries
USB Charging hub
Photo capturing device
One page Student Overview for this Station
(optional) Obstacle course materials
3. Edible Drones
Submitted by teacher Laurie Prewandowski
Picture: RoboFood
Step 1: Read the article Edible Drone Flies to the Rescue With Wings Made of Rice Cakes - CNET.
Step 2: Check the Edible Drones KRHS Culinary Project 2023-2024 curriculum and resources created an educator just like you.
4. Afterschool Drone Competition
Submitted by teacher Laurie Prewandowski
Picture: Kearsarge Regional Middle School
Step 1: Read teachers Laurie and Elise's experience Take Flight to REC Drone Competition Team.
Step 2: Listen to Laurie's experience on the STEM Hero's Podcast: How Can Drones Revolutionize STEM Education in Schools? - Laurie Prewandowski (STEM Heroes S1 E9).
Step 3: Visit the REC Foundation to learn how you can participate in an aerial drone competition.
5. Game of Drones
Submitted by teacher Jessica Carcerano-Wheeler
Picture: by Jessica Carcerano-Wheeler
Enhance your precision flying skills with "Game of Drones." Students can recreate classic board games or invent their own, swapping traditional game pieces with drones for a fun, interactive experience. Here are some creative games from Teacher Carcerano-Wheeler’s’s class:
Tic-Tac-Drone
School-Themed Monopoly
Drone Trivia
Chutes & Ladders
6. Medical Transport
CAST Developed
Navigate a model of lungs from point A to point B along the quickest route. Construct paper barriers to represent buildings, challenging students to maneuver around and through them.
How teacher Laurie Prewandowski did it
She took it a step further and actually had students fly the paper lungs through a fake city. Students had a blast!
