Curricular Alignment

DRONE LEGENDS PROGRAM - Curricular Alignment

STEM Fundamentals

Lesson 1: Flight Training

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 4-PS3-1

Common Core Math CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.C.5.B

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.1, 5.1, 8.1, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2,

RI 4.4, W.4.4, 5.4, 6.4

CSTA 4.CS.D.1 / 5.CS.D.1

ISTE Working cooperatively

Lesson 2: Fighting Fires

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 3-PS2-2, 5-ESS3-1

Common Core Math CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4, 6.SP.B.5.C

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4, W.4.4/5.4/6.4

CSTA 1B-CS-02, 1B-CS-03, 1B-IC-18

ISTE 2b, 3d, 7c

Lesson 3: Erebus Expedition

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 4-ESS2-2

Common Core Math 3.MD.B.4, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.OA.D.8,4.MD.A.1,

4.MD.A.2, .4.NBT.B.4, 4.OA.A.3,5.MD.A, 5.MD.A.1,

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4, MP6

Common Core Literacy SL.4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2, RI.4.4/5.4/6.4, 5.3,

W.4.4/5.4/6.4

CSTA 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-13, 1B-AP-15

ISTE 1d, 3d, 4d

Lesson 4: Shark Watch

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2

Common Core Math CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.A.1, 4.NBT.B.6

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2,

RI.4.4/5.4/6.4, 5.3, W.4.4/5.4/6.4

CSTA 1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12

ISTE 3d, 5c, 7c

Lesson 5: Medicine Delivery

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 5-PS2-1

Common Core Math CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4, 4.MD.A.2, 5.MD.A.1

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4, 5.3, W.4.4, 5.4, 6.4

CSTA 1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12

Lesson 6: Helper Bees

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 4-LS1-1, 5-ESS3-1

Common Core Math CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4, 5.G.A.1, 5.G.A.2,

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4, 5.3, W.4.4, 5.4, 6.4

CSTA 1B-AP-12, 1B-AP-16, 1B-IC-18

ISTE 4a, 5c, 7c

Lesson 7: Drone Racing

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS —

Common Core Math CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4, 4.MD.A.2, 5.MD.A.1

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4, 5.3, W.4.4, 5.4, 6.4

CSTA 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-16

ISTE 4d, 7c

Lesson 8: Mission to Mars

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 5-PS2-1

Common Core Math CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4, 4.MD.A.2, 5.MD.A.1

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4, 5.3, W.4.4, 5.4, 6.4

CSTA 1B-AP-08, 1B-AP-10, 1B-AP-11, 1B-AP-12

ISTE 4a, 5c, 7c

Lesson 9: Koala Care

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 5-ESS3-1, 3-5-ETS1-3

Common Core Math —

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.4, 5.4, 6.4, .4.5, 5.5, 6.5, .4.6, 5.6, 6.6, 4.7, 5.7 ,6.7, RI.4.4, 5.4, 6.4, 5.9

CSTA 1B-AP-13, 1B-AP-16, 1B-IC-18

ISTE 1a, 1b, 7c

Lesson 10: Video Production

Subject Standard Alignment

NGSS 5-ESS3-1, 3-5-ETS1-3

Common Core Math —

Common Core Literacy CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.4, 5.4, 6.4, .4.5, 5.5, 6.5,

.4.7, 5.7 ,6.7, 4.8, 5.8, RI.45.9

CSTA 1B-AP-13, 1B-AP-16, 1B-IC-18

ISTE 1a, 1b, 7c

DRONE LEGENDS PROGRAM - Curricular Alignment

FPV - “First Person View” Precision Drone Piloting Program

Module 1:

Parts

• Let’s Discuss! Activity

• Part 1: Gear Overview and Pilot Handbook

• Part 2: Racing Team Assignments; Roles and Responsibilities

• Part 3: Binding the Orqa FPV Controller to the Micro Drone

• Part 4: Linking the Orqa FPV Goggles to the Micro Drone

• Debrief - Let’s Discuss! Activity

Skills Taught

• Listen, respect, participate

• Precision flying

• Career connections

• Career connections

• Roles within a team

• Binding controller to drone

• Linking goggles to drone

• Proper shut down and storage

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee

  • Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals

  • ST-ET 5 5.

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways

  • 3A-CS-02 (9-10)

  • 3B-CS-01 (11-12)

• CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association

  • Compare levels of abstraction and interactions between application software, system software, and hardware layers. 

  • Categorize the roles of operating system software.

  • 1.7.c

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Social Awareness, Relationship Skills

Module 2:

Parts

• Let’s Discuss! Activity

• Part 1: Charging the Orqa FPV Controller

• Part 2: Orqa FPV Controller Features

• Part 3: Radio Frequency

• Part 4: Grip Selection

• Debrief - Let’s Discuss! Activity

Skills Taught

• Discuss what you know

• Work in teams to ensure battery safety

• Learn hardware/software functions

• Learn about radio waves

• The importance of clear roles in a team

• The importance of clear roles in a team

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • Apply appropriate academic and technical skills

  • ST-ET 3

  • Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Describe and follow safety, health and environmental standards related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workplaces.

  • 3B-CS-01 (11-12)

• CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association

  • Categorize the roles of operating system software.

  • 1.7.c

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

  • MS-PS4-3

  • Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

• NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

  • Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Self Awareness 

  • Social Awareness 

  • Relationship Skills

Module 3:

Parts

• Part 1: Simulator Basics

• Part 2: Flight Dynamics 

• Part 3: Controlled Simulator Training

• Part 4: Time to Free Fly

• Debrief - Let’s Discuss! Activity

Skills Taught

• Calibrate hardware

• Flight dynamics

• Learn simulator

• Fly In Simulator

• Careers

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • Apply appropriate academic and technical skills

  • ST-ET6

  • TD-3

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field.

  • Describe the key operational activities required of successful transportation, distribution and logistics facilities.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways

  • Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Career Pathways.

• CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association

  • 1.6c

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

  • MS-ETS1-4

• NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

  • Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

  • Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Self-Awareness

  • Self Management

Module 4:

Parts

• Part 1: Battery Specifications

• Part 2: Learn about goggles

• Part 3: How to Charge Your Battery

• Part 4: Charge Your Battery

• Debrief- Let’s Discuss! Activity

Skills Taught

• LiPo Battery Specifications

• Identify damaged batteries and battery safety

• Learn about safety protocol for charging batteries

• Charge Batteries 

• Review 

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • Apply appropriate academic and technical skills

  • ST-ET3 and ST-ET5

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Describe and follow safety, health and environmental standards related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workplaces.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways

• CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association

  • 1.3.d and 1.1.d

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.

  • Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Responsible Decision Making

Module 5:

Parts

• Part 1: Goggles 101

• Part 2: Creating a Video Using a Micro Drone

• Part 3: Video Playback

• Part 4: Simulator Practice

• Debrief - Let’s Discuss! Activity

Skills Taught

• Learn about and adjust goggles

• Make a video

• Provide constructive feedback

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • Demonstrate creativity and innovation

  • Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence

  • ST-ET6 and ST-ET5

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways

  • 3A-CS-02 (9-10) and 3B-CS-01 (11-12)

• CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association

  • Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

  • Categorize the roles of operating system software.

  • 1.1.d and 1.6c

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

  • Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

  • HS-ETS1-4

• NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

  • Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Social Awareness

  • Relationship Skills

Module 6:

Parts

• Part 1: Components of a Micro Drone

• Part 2: Integrated Electronics

• Part 3: Data Graphing

• Debrief - Let’s Discuss! Activity

Skills Taught

• Learn about the parts of the drone

• Inspection and cleaning 

• Using a graph 

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • ST-ET2 and ST-ET5

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Use technology to acquire, manipulate, analyze and report data.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways

  • 3A-CS-02 (9-10) and 3B-CS-01 (11-12)

• CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association

  • Compare levels of abstraction and interactions between application software, system software, and hardware layers. 

  • Categorize the roles of operating system software.

  • 1.1.d

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

  • HS-ETS1-4

• NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

  • Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Relationship skills

  • Social Awareness

Module 7:

Parts

• Let’s Discuss! Activity

• Part 1: Introduction to Betaflight

• Part 2: Connecting Your Drone to Betaflight

• Part 3: Configuring and Testing Your Drone with Betaflight

• Debrief: SkyDive Simulation

Skills Taught

• Use software to adjust hardware to change performance

• Betaflight software

• Configure hardware with software to optimize performance, test optimization

• Coding Connection

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

  • Apply appropriate academic and technical skills

  • ST-ET6

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field.

  • 3B-CS-01 (11-12), 3A-CS-02 (9-10), and 3B-1C-27 (11-12)

• CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association

  • Categorize the roles of operating system software.

  • Compare levels of abstraction and interactions between application software, system software, and hardware layers. 

  • Predict how computational innovations that have revolutionized aspects of our culture might evolve.

  • Compare multiple programming languages and discuss how their features make them suitable for solving different types of problems.

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

  • MS-ETS1-3

• NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

  • Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Relationship Skills

  • Responsible Decision Making

  • Social Awareness

Module 8:

Parts

• Let’s Discuss! Activity

• Part 1: Understanding the importance of repair and maintenance

• Part 2: Disassembling and reassembling a Micro Drone

• Part 3: Repairs and replacements

• Debrief- Let’s Discuss! Activity

Skills Taught

• Disassemble and reassemble

• Motor Removal

• Simulator Practice

• Careers

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • Apply appropriate academic and technical skills

  • Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals

  • ST-ET6 and ST-ET 5 5

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and means to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways

  • 3A-CS-02 (9-10)

• CSTA - Computer Science Teachers Association

  • Compare levels of abstraction and interactions between application software, system software, and hardware layers. 

  • 1.6c

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

• NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

  • Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Relationship Skills

  • Responsible Decision Making

  • Social Awareness

Module 9-12:

Parts

• Drone Racing Competition 

Skills Taught

• Interaction with others

• Working as a team

Subject Standard Alignment

• CRP - Career Ready Practices

  • Apply appropriate academic and technical skills

  • Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management.

  • Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason.

  • ST-ET 1 and TD-OPS 3

• CCTC - Common Career Technical Core

  • Apply engineering skills in a project that requires project management, process control and quality assurance.

  • Describe ways to improve the system utilization, flow, safety and environmental performance of transportation systems.

• ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education

  • Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

  • Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

  • MS-ETS1-2 and MS-ETS1-4

• NGSS - Next Generation Science Standards

  • Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

  • Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

  • Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.

• SEL - Social and Emotional Learning

  • Relationship Skills

  • Social Awareness

  • Responsible Decision Making