Code4Drones Enrichment Day
Learn to code by flying drones! Program drones to fly along certain paths, navigate through hoops, and complete flips.
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Overview
Code4Drones Enrichment Days complement the KS3 Computing Curriculum and promote STEM to school students through the use of programmable drones in a creative, stimulating, and interactive way.
Enrichment Day sessions provide students with practical experience in designing, writing, applying, and debugging codes, enhancing their computer science and digital literacy skills.
Students will first be taught the science and basic principles of flight that enable a drone to take off from the ground and fly. Fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including computational thinking, mathematical logic, and algorithms, will then be explained and demonstrated. By understanding these fundamentals, students will then learn a number of functions which they will use to complete several tasks in groups of 3. The goal of each task will be to take off and land their drone from the same spot after programming it to perform multiple manoeuvres.
Cost
£695 for a full day. This includes 3 repeated 90 minute sessions each catering for up to 30 students (depending on venue space). Code4Drones will deliver workshops throughout England, but mileage will be charged for schools located more than 1 hour travel from Loughborough.
Details
- School subject
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- Technology/computing
- Engineering
- Maths
- Physics
- Curriculum links
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- Computing
- Physics: Electricity and electromagnetism
- Engineering
- Physics: Space physics
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Electricity
- Computing science
- Sciences - Planet earth: Space
- Physics: Electricity
- Physics
- Technology & design - Communication: Use of ICT tools (including 3D modelling)
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Using electricity
- Technology & design - Control: Incorporate control systems in products
- Sciences - Earth and universe: The solar system and universe
- Group size
- Whole class
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- Whole day
- Cost
- Cost applies
- Location
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In-school
- England
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- Develop engineering employability skills
- Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
- Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Frameworks
Gatsby benchmarks
The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:
- 4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
EqualEx
- Introduce and Inspire
Essential skills
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer
