"Now I get it!" these are the words heard on a regular basis in the Engineering and Coding classes. We take real world problems and break them down to create solutions. We use a lot of math, science, and writing skills in order to create products and presentations that meet the criteria and constraints of the problems. I feel that it's important that students understand that what they learn in their math, science, and English classes directly translates to real world careers.
My students' passion and enthusiasm for innovation, creation, and learning drives them to success.
Our middle school is a Title 1 school in San Diego. We have a mixed population of kids from all backgrounds and bus many kids in from other areas. My classroom is essentially a maker-space where kids are given the opportunity to be creative and inventive in both the engineering and coding classes. I am passionate about engaging students in ways that tie in real world problems, technology of today/tomorrow, and building on applied knowledge. We are also passionate about creating the best pathway for students to be successful from middle school and on into college.
My Project
Drones are quickly becoming the way of the future. They are being used for many things including disaster relief, search and rescue, combating fires, monitoring construction, as well as recording real live events to name a few.
It's important to have students apply coding to real-world situations to build interest in computer science and engineering.
The goal of all good computer science and engineering programs is to teach kids the real world skills. Learning how to build and control drones would open their eyes to a new and fast-growing industry. I currently have people who work in the industry come in and speak about their work, but with the codrones I am requesting, we can build that partnership between students and mentors and create a stronger educational impact.
The codrones I am requesting are meant to be educational tools to teach coding in a fun and interesting way. The students will be able to start with the lite versions using block based coding and move on to the pro version using the Arduino IDE(script-based) as they gain knowledge and skill. Having both versions available will allow for differentiation and growth within the content area. Once the students have gone through the included curriculum, they would then be able to check out from the classroom, the book on how to Make a Drone with Arduinos which would allow students to take the initiative to go above and beyond to build their own. Both the drones and the SmartRokits come with a complete curriculum to teach students how to build and code the drone, teaching a wide variety of computational thinking concepts. I truly feel that having these projects and materials added to my curriculum and classroom will create a very positive lasting impact and increase excitement for students to code.
11 in 1 Programmable Robot Kit - STEM Learning Educational Robotics Kit for Beginner and Arduino Learners with Video Tutorials, Rokit Smart by Robolink
• Amazon Business
$115.99
3
$347.97
Robolink CoDrone Lite - Programmable and Educational Drone Kit
• Amazon Business
$115.99
2
$231.98
CoDrone Pro - Programmable and Educational Drone Kit
• Amazon Business
$179.99
1
$179.99
Make: Drones: Teach an Arduino to Fly
• Amazon Business
$20.39
1
$20.39
Materials cost
$780.33
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$71.40
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.70
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$893.43
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$157.66
Total project goal
$1,051.09
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