Session Format
Presentation Session (20 minutes)
Location
Room 1601
Abstract for the conference program
Our "Dark Ops" course utilizes current student interest in flying drones to teach them to program, test, and debug in order to perform auto-piloted secret missions. Students learn basic principles of programming, aerodynamics, problem solving, and collaborative teamwork.
Once proficient, students can extend their "Dark Ops" experience into hacking and maker activities such as DIY, weaponry, and intelligence features.
This course is cross-curricular as standards for technology, reading comprehension, science, and mathematics are all utilized. Our students really love this; our waiting list for this course is long.
Primary Audience: K-8 STEM Educators.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project
Start Date
3-4-2016 11:30 AM
End Date
3-4-2016 11:50 AM
Recommended Citation
Smith, William Wade, ""Dark Ops": Programming and Hacking Drones" (2016). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 3.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2016/2016/3
"Dark Ops": Programming and Hacking Drones
Room 1601
Our "Dark Ops" course utilizes current student interest in flying drones to teach them to program, test, and debug in order to perform auto-piloted secret missions. Students learn basic principles of programming, aerodynamics, problem solving, and collaborative teamwork.
Once proficient, students can extend their "Dark Ops" experience into hacking and maker activities such as DIY, weaponry, and intelligence features.
This course is cross-curricular as standards for technology, reading comprehension, science, and mathematics are all utilized. Our students really love this; our waiting list for this course is long.
Primary Audience: K-8 STEM Educators.
