Module 3: Drone Coding Cadets
🚁 Apex Drone Navigator Challenge: Echo Edition!
Welcome, drone pilots and coders!
Your mission is to use block coding at https://echo.pitsco.com to program your Apex drone to fly a pattern. You’ll begin with a basic “square-shaped” flight and move on to more complex designs using loops and functions.
🎯 Mission Brief
Part 1: Start by coding your drone to fly:
- Square pattern
- L-Shape pattern
- Square pattern using Loops in the code
Then, challenge yourself with more advanced patterns! How about a zigzag pattern?
(Tip: If your drone doesn’t spin exactly 90°, try adjusting time or speed on the spin block.)
🧰 What You’ll Need
- Fully charged Apex Drone
- Laptop or tablet with https://echo.pitsco.com open
- An open flying area
- A curious mind and a willingness to experiment!
Part 2:
Write and implement a code that commands your drone to take off and fly forward and return 3 times. Each time your drone must increase its flight distance by an increment of 12 inches.
Part 3:
This activity challenges you to be the architect of your drone’s flight! Using your drone and the Echo programming environment, you will design and implement a unique flight path to achieve a specific goal. This is your chance to think creatively and apply what you’ve learned about drone commands to solve a real-world inspired problem.
Part 4: Share!
Take a picture of your code or a video of your drone flying the programmed flight and post it on the Padlet below.
