Drone Blocks Lab II Connecting drone blocks to TELLO

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(Day one was working with drones through a simulator.) 

(Day 2) During this lab, my partner Raeleen and I connected our drone block coding software to practice flying real drones. We coded our drone to fly up and flip to the right and left as a simple test. As for our activity at Metro Elementary, my partner and I are confident that we can connect the drone when we need to.



( Day 3)On Friday, Raeleen and I met to work on the activity steps for our drone activity. We decided to print out and laminate the command blocks with descriptions so the students could watch our premade demonstration and match the movements to the command blocks on the paper. After demonstrating our code, students will get to add or change it using the terms given to them.


💟 Activity Steps for Metro 💟

1. Sign into Tello and drone blocks and connect the drone to the applications.

2. Find an area for the drone.

3. Establish a flying area and boundaries for the students.

4. Fly our premade demonstration code and discuss the flying motions of code using printouts of code blocks.

5. Allow students to add to existing code.

6. Conclusion - show what drones can do using the video Raeleen took.





7. Have a discussion about what they have enjoyed about the activity, and ask if they have seen drones in action somewhere else.

💟Standards💟

The standards that fit this activity include 
💙5.1.c - Leverage CT and CS experts, resources, and professional learning networks to continuously improve practice integrating CT across content areas.

💙This activity is a great way to implement early understanding of CS and CT skills.

💜5.2.b Construct and implement culturally relevant learning activities that address a diverse range of ethical, social, and cultural perspectives on computing and highlight computing achievements from diverse role models and teams.

💜This activity is a great way to implement early understanding of CS and CT skills. This activity is also culturally relevant. The younger generations are going up with multiple forms of technology. Many kids know what a drone is through various forms of social media like Instagram and YouTube, even YouTube for kids. This also contributes to students' confidence in their experiences with CS.




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