Drone Challenge Quarter 2 & 3, 2024-25:
Drone Rescue Mission Contest

Quarterly Focus

This quarter's U.N. Sustainable Development Goals are

Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

The STEM Challenge

Open to: BCPS Elementary-Middle-High Students (team challenge)

Summary of the Challenge for Student Submission: Drone Rescue Mission

Your challenge for this quarter is to to become Drone Rescue Mission superheroes! An object has been lost in an area far from your primary location. Your team must fly out to the object, safely and securely pick it up using the drone, and return the object to home base without dropping it. The fate of your company rests in the hands of your drone squad.

Steps:

1) Build the Maze - Using the structures you made for the 1st Drone Challenge this year, and / or additional structures, create the maze your drone will navigate through to complete the mission.

- - It must have a launch pad that will also be the landing pad.
  - It must have a something to fly around and fly through on its way to rescue the object.
  - Have a structure where you pick up the object (rescue it).
  - Have a structure that you must fly over while carrying the rescued object.
  - Return to the same location you started from with the object.

2) Create the object - What will your drone squad rescue? We suggest something no bigger than 1" by 1" by 1" that is not too heavy, like a paper cube or a marshmallow. Makes sure it has somewhere for your drone to pick it up.

3) Have a great Story - Who is your team? What are they rescuing and why? Make your story of rescue exciting so everyone is on the edge of their seat. Mission Impossible exciting! This you will share at the beginning of your video.

4) Run the Mission - Make sure that your drone squad flies the mission in the order shown in the "BUILD THE MAZE" and submit the video. Have someone narrate as the other team members fly the mission.

How to Submit Your Completed Challenge

NOTE: You must join this course in order to submit an assignment. You can self-enroll in the course through this link: https://browardschools.instructure.com/enroll/HHPCFA

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY
Step 1: Write down what you will say in the recording and practice it - you have a maximum of 2 minutes and 30 secs. In your video, tell us:

Your team name, your school and grade level of team members.
Tell us your mission (to rescue ... to find and rescue ... etc.), what it entails, and why you need to complete it.
Show your drone flying through the mission. It must:
1. Launch from an obvious starting point and fly a mission that includes:
2. going around a structure.
3. fly through a structure.
4. picking up an object in a daring rescue off the top of a structure
5. flying over a structure with the rescued object
6. landing safely back at the start point with the rescued object (don't drop it).

Step 2: Complete the registration form (https://forms.office.com/r/sJqvwhHA94) and then record your video via the Assignment link in Canvas.

Due by April 21, 2025

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Additional Resources / Information

Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Canva - https://www.canva.com

STEM + Computer Science, Applied Learning Dept.
Broward County Public Schools, FL