Metro Elementary

 Today we visited Metro Elementary to teach students how to build and operate the WeDo 2.0 Lego, and to create a code to fly the Tello Drone. When we got to the courtyard we set up our station and got our WeDo Lego set up with the directions and Lego parts needed to build Milo. Once our students arrived we asked them if they have ever played with legos and the kind of legos they have build before. Each of the students had never used WeDo 2.0 Legos. By following the directions the students started building Milo. They took turns putting pieces together and working as a team to complete Milo. Once Milo was built, we showed the students how to connect him to the computer and create a code. The students really enjoyed putting together Milo and watching him move around. 

We then moved to the cafeteria, found a spot and grabbed a drone. Because there wasn't enough drones, another group had joined ours. Using the Drone Simulator we showed the students what each of the coding blocks are. Building the students background knowledge, we taught them what each block is used for and how using those moves the drone in a certain way. Once the students understood the different ways our drone could move, we allowed them to give suggestions as to what they wanted the drone to do. Each student got to tell us what block they wanted and we put that into our code. Once all the students got their turn, we connected the Tello drone to the computer and launched the mission. The students really enjoyed this activity. And of course they made the drone do lots of flips. 

Overall these activities were very fun and I enjoyed seeing the students engaged in such fun activities.