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 Drones STEM Education

 

Engage, excite, and inspire students
through hands-on Drone experiences.

 
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 What are Drones?

A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle, also known as a UAV, controlled by humans or remote programming. They come in all shapes and sizes. Ranging from the size of your hand to the size of a plane. There are many practical applications for drones like photography, rescue, and even local delivery. You might see a drone delivering packages to your door sooner than you think.

Who Can Learn With Drones?

At NextWaveSTEM®, we offer drone courses for kids and professional development for teachers.

Grades K-2

Introduction to Drones:
Take Flight!

Early learners answer the questions, “What are things that can fly?”, “How do things fly?” and “What is a drone, and what can it do?” This course explores drones and programming through hands-on play.

Tools/Software/Technical Requirements:

Charging device with USB-A port for recharging internal battery

Grades 3-5

Discovery of Drones:
Unmanned Aviation

Students learn to operate drones safely in manual and autonomous flight scenarios and develop and expand block-coding skill sets to diversify the tasks that drones are able to accomplish.

Tools/Software/Technical Requirements:

Tello Drone and TelloEDU app

Grades 6-8

Exploration of Drones:
Coding with Tello

Students explore and apply how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) are used and function and will develop an understanding of how drones function and the real-world purposes for which they are used.

Tools/Software/Technical Requirements:

Tello Drone and TelloEDU app

Grades 9-12

Creation and Evaluation of Drones:
Coding with Tello

In this STEM course designed for 9-12th graders, students will integrate algebraic thinking and programmatic knowledge and use programming skills to navigate the Tello Drone using the Droneblocks app.

Tools/Software/Technical Requirements:

Tello Drone and Droneblocks app

Why Drones?

Why should we learn and teach with drones? Although drones are oftentimes viewed as either toys or tools for professionals, their potential for education cannot be understated. Lessons in drones offer learning opportunities in STEM subjects such as physics, coding, maths and more.

Learn how to use drones in the classroom.

 How Can I Bring Drones to My School?

Anyone can teach with Drones! With all NextWaveSTEM® courses, Curriculum & LMS Access, STEM Drone Kits, and Student Connection Materials are included. The only thing left to decide is whether you want to teach the course or you want a NextWaveSTEM® certified mentor to teach.

Our All-In-One Drone STEM Curriculum, equipment and professional development make it easy for you to excite and inspire students through hands-on STEM experiences.

Perfect for schools needing:
- STEM equipment & curriculum
- Professional development

Our NWS-certified instructors teach in-person or virtual, during or after school. We also offer co-teaching models where our instructors can mentor teachers or teach alongside any of our eleven courses.

Perfect for schools needing:
- Additional resources for technology or STEM
- After-school or enrichment classes