This week we finally were able to get our hands on the drones (purchased through a grant from the Idaho STEM Action Center and from amaaaaazing GATE parent donations!) The 6th graders learned about drone safety and practiced writing code to program the drones using the DroneBlocks flight simulator. Some of the students were even able to test out their programming at the end of the day. Next week, we will practice pre-flight safety checks, troubleshooting and we will get to spend an hour flying the drones! This will lead us into the meat of the unit, where the students will explore the relationship between art and technology by creating a choreographed and costumed drone performance video.

And in case you missed it, the James Webb Space Telescope reached its final location while the 6th graders were in class on Monday! We were able to watch the countdown hit 0!